- ಶ್ರೀವಿಷ್ಣುಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ (śrīviṣṇusahasranāmastotram)the hymn of the thousand names of Śrī Viṣṇu (sahasra:thousand | nāman:name | stotra:hymn)
ಶ್ರೀಪರಮಾತ್ಮನೇ ನಮಃ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಂ ನಮಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ನರಂ ಚೈವ ನರೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ದೇವೀಂ ಸರಸ್ವತೀಂ ವ್ಯಾಸಂ ತತೋ ಜಯಮುದೀರಯೇತ್ ॥
- ಶ್ರೀಪರಮಾತ್ಮನೇ (śrīparamātmane)to the supreme Self
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutation
- ನಾರಾಯಣಮ್ (nārāyaṇam)Nārāyaṇa
- ನಮಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ (namaskṛtya)having bowed
- ನರಮ್ (naram)Nara
- ನರೋತ್ತಮಮ್ (narottamam)best of men
- ದೇವೀಮ್ ಸರಸ್ವತೀಮ್ (devīm sarasvatīm)the goddess Sarasvatī
- ವ್ಯಾಸಮ್ (vyāsam)Vyāsa
- ತತಃ (tataḥ)then
- ಜಯಮ್ ಉದೀರಯೇತ್ (jayam udīrayet)let one utter “victory”
ಹರಿಃ ಓಂ ॥
- ಅಥ (atha)now
- ಸಕಲಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯದಾಯಕಮ್ (sakalasaubhāgyadāyakam)giving every good fortune (sakala:entire | saubhāgya:good fortune | dāyaka:giving)
- ಹರಿಃ ಓಂ (hariḥ oṃ)the auspicious opening formula
ಪ್ರಸನ್ನವದನಂ ಧ್ಯಾಯೇತ್ ಸರ್ವವಿಘ್ನೋಪಶಾನ್ತಯೇ ॥ ೧॥
- ಓಂ (ōṃ)Om
- ಶುಕ್ಲಾಮ್ಬರಧರಂ (śuklāmbaradharaṃ)wearing white garments (śukla:white | ambara:garment | dharaṃ:wearing)
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (viṣṇuṃ)Vishnu
- ಶಶಿವರ್ಣಂ (śaśivarṇaṃ)moon-colored (śaśi:moon | varṇaṃ:color)
- ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಮ್ (caturbhujam)four-armed (catur:four | bhujam:armed)
- ಪ್ರಸನ್ನವದನಂ (prasannavadanaṃ)with a pleasing face (prasanna:pleasing | vadanaṃ:face)
- ಧ್ಯಾಯೇತ್ (dhyāyet)may meditate
- ಸರ್ವವಿಘ್ನೋಪಶಾನ್ತಯೇ (sarvavighnopaśāntaye)for removal of all obstacles (sarva:all | vighna:obstacles | upaśāntaye:for removal)
ವಿಘ್ನಂ ನಿಘ್ನನ್ತಿ ಸತತಂ ವಿಷ್ವಕ್ಸೇನಂ ತಮಾಶ್ರಯೇ ॥ ೨॥
- ಯಸ್ಯ (yasya)whose
- ದ್ವಿರದವಕ್ತ್ರಾದ್ಯಾಃ (dviradavaktrādyāḥ)headed by elephant-faced (dvirada:elephant | vaktra:face | ādyāḥ:headed by)
- ಪಾರಿಷದ್ಯಾಃ (pāriṣadyāḥ)attendants
- ಪರಃ (paraḥ)numerous
- ಶತಮ್ (śatam)hundred
- ವಿಘ್ನಂ (vighnaṃ)hindrance
- ನಿಘ್ನನ್ತಿ (nighnanti)eliminate
- ಸತತಂ (satataṃ)always
- ವಿಷ್ವಕ್ಸೇನಂ (viṣvaksenaṃ)Vishvaksena
- ತಮ್ (tam)him
- ಆಶ್ರಯೇ (āśraye)I take refuge
ಪರಾಶರಾತ್ಮಜಂ ವನ್ದೇ ಶುಕತಾತಂ ತಪೋನಿಧಿಮ್ ॥ ೩॥
- ಪೂರ್ವ (pūrva)previous
- ಪೀಠಿಕಾ (pīṭhikā)introduction
- ವ್ಯಾಸಂ (vyāsam)Vyasa
- ವಸಿಷ್ಠ (vasiṣṭha)Vasishta
- ನಪ್ತಾರಂ (naptāram)great-grandson
- ಶಕ್ತೇಃ (śakteḥ)of Shakti
- ಪೌತ್ರಮ್ (pautram)grandson
- ಅಕಲ್ಮಷಮ್ (akalmaṣam)free from defects
- ಪರಾಶರಾತ್ಮಜಂ (parāśarātmajam)son of Parasara (parāśara:Parasara | ātmajam:son)
- ವನ್ದೇ (vande)I offer obeisance
- ಶುಕತಾತಂ (śukatātam)father of Suka (śuka:Suka | tātam:father)
- ತಪೋನಿಧಿಮ್ (taponidhim)repository of austerities (tapas:austerities | nidhim:repository)
ನಮೋ ವೈ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಿಧಯೇ ವಾಸಿಷ್ಠಾಯ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ॥ ೪॥
- ವ್ಯಾಸಾಯ (vyāsāya)to Vyasa
- ವಿಷ್ಣು (viṣṇu)Vishnu
- ರೂಪಾಯ (rūpāya)to the form
- ವ್ಯಾಸರೂಪಾಯ (vyāsarūpāya)to Vyasa's form (vyāsa:Vyasa | rūpāya:to the form)
- ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (viṣṇave)to Vishnu
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ವೈ (vai)indeed
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಿಧಯೇ (brahmanidhaye)to the treasure of Brahman (brahma:Brahman | nidhaye:to the treasure)
- ವಾಸಿಷ್ಠಾಯ (vāsiṣṭhāya)to the descendant of Vasistha (vāsiṣṭha:descendant of Vasistha | āya:to)
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
ಸದೈಕರೂಪರೂಪಾಯ ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ಸರ್ವಜಿಷ್ಣವೇ ॥ ೫॥
- ಅವಿಕಾರಾಯ (avikārāya)to the changeless (a:not | vikāra:change | āya:to)
- ಶುದ್ಧಾಯ (śuddhāya)to the pure
- ನಿತ್ಯಾಯ (nityāya)to the eternal
- ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನೇ (paramātmanē)to the supreme soul (parama:supreme | ātman:soul | ē:to)
- ಸದೈಕರೂಪರೂಪಾಯ (sadaikarūparūpāya)to the one form always (sadā:always | eka:one | rūpa:form | rūpāya:to the form)
- ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (viṣṇavē)to Vishnu
- ಸರ್ವಜಿಷ್ಣವೇ (sarvajiṣṇavē)to the conqueror of all (sarva:all | jiṣṇu:conqueror | vē:to)
ವಿಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ನಮಸ್ತಸ್ಮೈ ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ॥ ೬॥
- ಯಸ್ಯ (yasya)whose
- ಸ್ಮರಣಮಾತ್ರೇಣ (smaraṇamātreṇa)by mere remembrance (smaraṇa:remembrance | mātreṇa:by mere)
- ಜನ್ಮಸಂಸಾರಬನ್ಧನಾತ್ (janmasaṃsārabandhanāt)from the bonds of birth and samsara (janma:birth | saṃsāra:samsara | bandhanāt:from the bonds)
- ವಿಮುಚ್ಯತೇ (vimucyate)is freed
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ತಸ್ಮೈ (tasmai)to that
- ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (viṣṇave)to Vishnu
- ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (prabhaviṣṇave)to the omnipotent Vishnu (prabha:omnipotent | viṣṇave:to Vishnu)
ಅನೇಕರೂಪರೂಪಾಯ ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ॥)
ಓಂ ನಮೋ ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ॥
- ಸಮಸ್ತಭೂತಾನಾಮ್ (samastabhūtānām)of all beings
- ಆದಿಭೂತಾಯ (ādibhūtāya)to the first-existing
- ಭೂಭೃತೇ (bhūbhṛte)bearer of the earth
- ಅನೇಕರೂಪರೂಪಾಯ (anekarūparūpāya)whose form is many forms
- ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (viṣṇave)to Viṣṇu
- ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (prabhaviṣṇave)to the ever-becoming, the mighty
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಧರ್ಮಾನಶೇಷೇಣ ಪಾವನಾನಿ ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ಶಾನ್ತನವಂ ಪುನರೇವಾಭ್ಯಭಾಷತ ॥ ೭॥
- ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)auspicious
- ವೈಶಮ್ಪಾಯನ (vaiśampāyana)Vaishampayana
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ (śrutvā)having heard
- ಧರ್ಮಾನ್ (dharmān)Dharmas
- ಅಶೇಷೇಣ (aśeṣeṇa)in entirety
- ಪಾವನಾನಿ (pāvanāni)purificatory acts
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಸರ್ವಶಃ (sarvaśaḥ)in all respects
- ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ)Yudhishthira
- ಶಾನ್ತನವಮ್ (śāntanavam)to Shantanava (Bhishma)
- ಪುನಃ (punaḥ)again
- ಏವ (eva)indeed
- ಅಭ್ಯಭಾಷತ (abhyabhāṣata)addressed
ಕಿಮೇಕಂ ದೈವತಂ ಲೋಕೇ ಕಿಂ ವಾಪ್ಯೇಕಂ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ಸ್ತುವನ್ತಃ ಕಂ ಕಮರ್ಚನ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯುರ್ಮಾನವಾಃ ಶುಭಮ್ ॥ ೮॥
- ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ (yudhiṣṭhira)Yudhishthira
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಕಿಮ್ (kim)what
- ಏಕಮ್ (ekam)one
- ದೈವತಮ್ (daivatam)deity
- ಲೋಕೇ (loke)in the world
- ಕಿಮ್ (kim)what
- ವಾ (vā)or
- ಅಪಿ (api)also
- ಏಕಮ್ (ekam)one
- ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ (parāyaṇam)supreme goal
- ಸ್ತುವನ್ತಃ (stuvantaḥ)praising
- ಕಮ್ (kam)whom
- ಕಮ್ (kam)whom
- ಅರ್ಚನ್ತಃ (archantaḥ)worshipping
- ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯುಃ (prāpnuyuḥ)may attain
- ಮಾನವಾಃ (mānavāḥ)humans
- ಶುಭಮ್ (śubham)auspiciousness
ಕಿಂ ಜಪನ್ಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ಜನ್ತುರ್ಜನ್ಮಸಂಸಾರಬನ್ಧನಾತ್ ॥ ೯॥
- ಕಃ (kaḥ)what
- ಧರ್ಮಃ (dharmaḥ)duty
- ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಮ್ (sarvadharmāṇām)of all duties (sarva:all | dharmāṇām:of duties)
- ಭವತಃ (bhavataḥ)according to you
- ಪರಮಃ (paramaḥ)foremost
- ಮತಃ (mataḥ)opinion
- ಕಿಮ್ (kim)what
- ಜಪನ್ (japan)reciting
- ಮುಚ್ಯತೇ (mucyate)is freed
- ಜನ್ತುಃ (jantuḥ)being
- ಜನ್ಮಸಂಸಾರ (janmasaṃsāra)birth and death cycle (janma:birth | saṃsāra:cycle of existence)
- ಬನ್ಧನಾತ್ (bandhanāt)from the bonds
ಜಗತ್ಪ್ರಭುಂ ದೇವದೇವಮನನ್ತಂ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಸ್ತುವನ್ ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ ಪುರುಷಃ ಸತತೋತ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೧೦॥
- ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)auspicious
- ಭೀಷ್ಮ (bhīṣma)Bhishma
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಜಗತ್ಪ್ರಭುಂ (jagatprabhuṃ)Lord of the Universe (jagat:universe | prabhuṃ:lord)
- ದೇವದೇವ (devadeva)God of gods (deva:god | deva:god)
- ಅನನ್ತಂ (anantaṃ)limitless
- ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಮ್ (puruṣottamam)Supreme Being (puruṣa:being | uttamam:supreme)
- ಸ್ತುವನ್ (stuvan)praising
- ನಾಮ (nāma)name
- ಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ (sahasreṇa)with a thousand
- ಪುರುಷಃ (puruṣaḥ)person
- ಸತತ (satata)always
- ಉತ್ಥಿತಃ (utthitaḥ)engaged
ಧ್ಯಾಯನ್ ಸ್ತುವನ್ ನಮಸ್ಯಂಶ್ಚ ಯಜಮಾನಸ್ತಮೇವ ಚ ॥ ೧೧॥
- ತಮೇವ (tam eva)Him only
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಅರ್ಚಯನ್ (arcayan)worshipping
- ನಿತ್ಯಂ (nityaṃ)always
- ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ (bhaktyā)with devotion
- ಪುರುಷಮ್ (puruṣam)the person
- ಅವ್ಯಯಮ್ (avyayam)imperishable
- ಧ್ಯಾಯನ್ (dhyāyan)meditating
- ಸ್ತುವನ್ (stuvan)glorifying
- ನಮಸ್ಯನ್ (namasyan)offering obeisance
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಯಜಮಾನಃ (yajamānaḥ)adoring
- ತಮೇವ (tam eva)Him only
- ಚ (ca)and
ಲೋಕಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ ಸ್ತುವನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವದುಃಖಾತಿಗೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೨॥
- ಅನಾದಿ (anādi)without beginning
- ನಿಧನಂ (nidhanam)end
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (viṣṇum)Vishnu
- ಸರ್ವಲೋಕ (sarvaloka)all worlds (sarva:all | loka:worlds)
- ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಮ್ (maheśvaram)great lord
- ಲೋಕಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ (lokādhyakṣam)supervisor of the worlds (loka:worlds | adhyakṣa:supervisor)
- ಸ್ತುವನ್ (stuvan)praising
- ನಿತ್ಯಂ (nityaṃ)always
- ಸರ್ವ (sarva)all
- ದುಃಖಾತಿಗೋ (duḥkhātigo)transcends sorrow (duḥkha:sorrow | atiga:transcends)
- ಭವೇತ್ (bhavet)becomes
ಲೋಕನಾಥಂ ಮಹದ್ಭೂತಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಭವೋದ್ಭವಮ್ ॥ ೧೩॥
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ (brahmaṇyam)champion of the devotees
- ಸರ್ವ (sarva)all
- ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞಂ (dharmajñam)conversant with duties (dharma:duties | jñam:knower)
- ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ (lokānāṃ)of the people
- ಕೀರ್ತಿ (kīrti)fame
- ವರ್ಧನಮ್ (vardhanam)enhancer
- ಲೋಕನಾಥಂ (lokanātham)master of the universe (loka:universe | nātham:master)
- ಮಹತ್ (mahat)exceedingly
- ಭೂತಂ (bhūtam)wonderful
- ಸರ್ವಭೂತ (sarvabhūta)of all beings (sarva:all | bhūta:beings)
- ಭವೋದ್ಭವಮ್ (bhavodbhavam)cause of origination (bhava:origination | udbhavam:cause)
ಯದ್ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷಂ ಸ್ತವೈರರ್ಚೇನ್ನರಃ ಸದಾ ॥ ೧೪॥
- ಏಷ (eṣa)this
- ಮೇ (me)my
- ಸರ್ವ (sarva)all
- ಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಂ (dharmāṇāṃ)of duties
- ಧರ್ಮಃ (dharmaḥ)duty
- ಅಧಿಕತಮಃ (adhikatamaḥ)greatest
- ಮತಃ (mataḥ)considered
- ಯತ್ (yat)which
- ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ (bhaktyā)with devotion
- ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷಮ್ (puṇḍarīkākṣam)Lotus-eyed Lord (puṇḍarīka:lotus | akṣam:eye)
- ಸ್ತವೈಃ (stavaiḥ)with hymns
- ಅರ್ಚೇತ್ (arcet)worships
- ನರಃ (naraḥ)person
- ಸದಾ (sadā)always
ಪರಮಂ ಯೋ ಮಹದ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಪರಮಂ ಯಃ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೫॥
- ಪರಮಂ (paramaṃ)supreme
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಮಹತ್ತೇಜಃ (mahattējaḥ)great effulgence (mahat:great | tējaḥ:effulgence)
- ಪರಮಂ (paramaṃ)supreme
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಮಹತ್ತಪಃ (mahattapaḥ)great penance (mahat:great | tapaḥ:penance)
- ಪರಮಂ (paramaṃ)supreme
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಮಹತ್ (mahat)great
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ (brahma)Brahman
- ಪರಮಂ (paramaṃ)supreme
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ (parāyaṇam)ultimate goal
ದೈವತಂ ದೈವತಾನಾಂ ಚ ಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಯೋಽವ್ಯಯಃ ಪಿತಾ ॥ ೧೬॥
- ಪವಿತ್ರಾಣಾಂ (pavitrāṇāṃ)of the pure
- ಪವಿತ್ರಂ (pavitraṃ)purest
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಮಙ್ಗಲಾನಾಂ (maṅgalānāṃ)of the auspicious
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಮಙ್ಗಲಮ್ (maṅgalam)auspicious
- ದೈವತಮ್ (daivatam)god
- ದೇವತಾನಾಂ (devatānāṃ)of the gods
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಭೂತಾನಾಂ (bhūtānāṃ)of beings
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಅವ್ಯಯಃ (avyayaḥ)indestructible
- ಪಿತಾ (pitā)father
ಯಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಲಯಂ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಪುನರೇವ ಯುಗಕ್ಷಯೇ ॥ ೧೭॥
- ಯತಃ (yataḥ)from whom
- ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ (sarvāṇi)all
- ಭೂತಾನಿ (bhūtāni)beings
- ಭವನ್ತಿ (bhavanti)originate
- ಆದಿ (ādi)beginning
- ಯುಗಾಗಮೇ (yugāgame)at the start of the Yuga (yuga:Yuga | āgame:at the start)
- ಯಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚ (yasmiṃśca)and in whom
- ಪ್ರಲಯಂ (pralayaṃ)dissolution
- ಯಾನ್ತಿ (yānti)merge
- ಪುನಃ (punaḥ)again
- ಏವ (eva)indeed
- ಯುಗಕ್ಷಯೇ (yugakṣaye)at the end of the Yuga (yuga:Yuga | kṣaye:at the end)
ವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರಂ ಮೇ ಶೃಣು ಪಾಪಭಯಾಪಹಮ್ ॥ ೧೮॥
- ತಸ್ಯ (tasya)of that
- ಲೋಕಪ್ರಧಾನಸ್ಯ (lokapradhānasya)of the chief of the world (loka:world | pradhānasya:of the chief)
- ಜಗನ್ನಾಥಸ್ಯ (jagannāthasya)of the Lord of the Universe (jagat:universe | nāthasya:of the Lord)
- ಭೂಪತೇ (bhūpate)O King
- ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ (viṣṇoḥ)of Vishnu
- ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರಂ (nāmasahasraṃ)thousand names (nāma:names | sahasraṃ:thousand)
- ಮೇ (me)my
- ಶ್ರುಣು (śruṇu)hear
- ಪಾಪಭಯಾಪಹಮ್ (pāpabhayāpaham)remover of sins and fear (pāpa:sins | bhaya:fear | āpaham:remover)
ಋಷಿಭಿಃ ಪರಿಗೀತಾನಿ ತಾನಿ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಭೂತಯೇ ॥ ೧೯॥
- ಯಾನಿ (yāni)which
- ನಾಮಾನಿ (nāmāni)names
- ಗೌಣಾನಿ (gauṇāni)indicative
- ವಿಖ್ಯಾತಾನಿ (vikhyātāni)well known
- ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ (mahātmanaḥ)of the Supreme Being (mahā:great | ātmanaḥ:of the soul/being)
- ಋಷಿಭಿಃ (ṛṣibhiḥ)by the Rishis
- ಪರಿಗೀತಾನಿ (parigītāni)recited
- ತಾನಿ (tāni)those
- ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ (vakṣyāmi)I shall tell
- ಭೂತಯೇ (bhūtaye)for the good
ಛನ್ದೋಽನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ ತಥಾ ದೇವೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ ದೇವಕೀಸುತಃ ॥ ೨೦॥
- ಋಷಿಃ (ṛṣiḥ)seer
- ನಾಮ್ನಾಮ್ (nāmnām)of the names
- ಸಹಸ್ರಸ್ಯ (sahasrasya)of the thousand
- ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸಃ (vedavyāsaḥ)Vedavyasa
- ಮಹಾಮುನಿಃ (mahāmuniḥ)great sage (mahā:great | muniḥ:sage)
- ಛನ್ದಃ (chandaḥ)metre
- ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ (anuṣṭup)Anushtup
- ತಥಾ (tathā)also
- ದೇವಃ (devaḥ)deity
- ಭಗವಾನ್ (bhagavān)Lord
- ದೇವಕೀಸುತಃ (devakīsutaḥ)son of Devaki (devakī:Devaki | sutaḥ:son)
ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ ಹೃದಯಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಶಾನ್ತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಜ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೧॥
- ಅಮೃತಾಂ (amṛtām)nectar
- ಶೂದ್ಭವಃ (śūdbhavaḥ)He-who-was-born-in-the-lunar-race (śū:lunar | bhavaḥ:born)
- ಬೀಜಂ (bījaṃ)seed
- ಶಕ್ತಿಃ (śaktiḥ)power
- ದೇವಕಿನನ್ದನಃ (devakinandanaḥ)The-son-of-Devaki (devaki:Devaki | nandanaḥ:son)
- ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ (trisāmā)One-who-is-lauded-by-the-three-Sama-hymns (tri:three | sāmā:Sama hymns)
- ಹೃದಯಂ (hṛdayaṃ)heart
- ತಸ್ಯ (tasya)its
- ಶಾನ್ತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ (śāntyarthe)for the attainment of peace (śānti:peace | arthe:for the purpose of)
- ವಿನಿಯುಜ್ಯತೇ (viniyujyate)is used
ಅನೇಕರೂಪದೈತ್ಯಾನ್ತಂ ನಮಾಮಿ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೨೨॥
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (viṣṇum)Vishnu
- ಜಿಷ್ಣುಂ (jiṣṇum)Victorious
- ಮಹಾವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (mahāviṣṇum)Great Vishnu (mahā:great | viṣṇum:Vishnu)
- ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (prabhaviṣṇum)All-pervading Vishnu (prabha:all-pervading | viṣṇum:Vishnu)
- ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಮ್ (maheśvaram)Great Lord (mahā:great | īśvaram:lord)
- ಅನೇಕರೂಪ (anēkarūpa)many forms (anēka:many | rūpa:forms)
- ದೈತ್ಯಾನ್ತಂ (daityāntam)end of demons (daitya:demon | antam:end)
- ನಮಾಮಿ (namāmi)I pay obeisance
- ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಮ್ (puruṣottamam)Best of Persons (puruṣa:person | uttamam:best)
- ಪೂರ್ವನ್ಯಾಸಃ (pūrvanyāsaḥ)the preliminary placing of syllables upon the body (pūrva:prior | nyāsa:placing)
ಓಂ ಅಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ದಿವ್ಯಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮಹಾಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ ।
ಶ್ರೀವೇದವ್ಯಾಸೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಋಷಿಃ ।
ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ ಛನ್ದಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾವಿಷ್ಣುಃ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ದೇವತಾ ।
ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವೋ ಭಾನುರಿತಿ ಬೀಜಮ್ ।
ದೇವಕೀನನ್ದನಃ ಸ್ರಷ್ಟೇತಿ ಶಕ್ತಿಃ ।
ಉದ್ಭವಃ ಕ್ಷೋಭಣೋ ದೇವ ಇತಿ ಪರಮೋ ಮನ್ತ್ರಃ ।
ಶಙ್ಖಭೃನ್ನನ್ದಕೀ ಚಕ್ರೀತಿ ಕೀಲಕಮ್ ।
ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ ಗದಾಧರ ಇತ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಮ್ ।
ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ ಇತಿ ನೇತ್ರಮ್ ।
ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ ಸಾಮಗಃ ಸಾಮೇತಿ ಕವಚಮ್ ।
ಆನನ್ದಂ ಪರಬ್ರಹ್ಮೇತಿ ಯೋನಿಃ ।
ಋತುಃ ಸುದರ್ಶನಃ ಕಾಲ ಇತಿ ದಿಗ್ಬನ್ಧಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀವಿಶ್ವರೂಪ ಇತಿ ಧ್ಯಾನಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾವಿಷ್ಣುಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮಸ್ತೋತ್ರಪಾಠೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ ॥
- ಪೂರ್ವನ್ಯಾಸಃ (pūrvanyāsaḥ)preliminary placement (pūrva:preliminary | nyāsaḥ:placement)
- ಅಸ್ಯ (asya)of this
- ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)blessed
- ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ (viṣṇoḥ)of Vishnu
- ದಿವ್ಯ (divya)divine
- ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮ (sahasranāma)thousand names (sahasra:thousand | nāma:names)
- ಸ್ತೋತ್ರ (stotra)praise-song
- ಮಹಾಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ (mahāmantrasya)of the great mantra (mahā:great | mantrasya:of the mantra)
- ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)blessed
- ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸಃ (vedavyāsaḥ)Vedavyasa
- ಭಗವಾನ್ (bhagavān)the divine
- ಋಷಿಃ (ṛṣiḥ)seer
- ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ (anuṣṭup)Anushtup metre
- ಛನ್ದಃ (chandaḥ)metre
- ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (śrīmahāviṣṇuḥ)Great Vishnu (śrī:blessed | mahā:great | viṣṇuḥ:Vishnu)
- ಪರಮಾತ್ಮಾ (paramātmā)Supreme Self (parama:supreme | ātmā:self)
- ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣಃ (śrīmannārāyaṇaḥ)blessed Narayana (śrīman:blessed | nārāyaṇaḥ:Narayana)
- ದೇವತಾ (devatā)deity
- ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವಃ (amṛtāṃśūdbhavaḥ)born of nectar rays (amṛta:nectar | aṃśu:rays | udbhavaḥ:born of)
- ಭಾನುಃ (bhānuḥ)sun
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಬೀಜಮ್ (bījam)seed
- ದೇವಕೀನನ್ದನಃ (devakīnandanaḥ)son of Devaki (devakī:Devaki | nandanaḥ:son)
- ಸ್ರಷ್ಟಾ (sraṣṭā)creator
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಶಕ್ತಿಃ (śaktiḥ)power
- ಉದ್ಭವಃ (udbhavaḥ)origin
- ಕ್ಷೋಭಣಃ (kṣobhaṇaḥ)agitation
- ದೇವಃ (devaḥ)god
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಪರಮಃ (paramaḥ)supreme
- ಮನ್ತ್ರಃ (mantraḥ)mantra
- ಶಙ್ಖಭೃತ್ (śaṅkhabhṛt)bearer of the conch (śaṅkha:conch | bhṛt:bearer)
- ನನ್ದಕೀ (nandakī)wielder of Nandaka
- ಚಕ್ರಃ (cakraḥ)discus
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಕೀಲಕಮ್ (kīlakam)nail
- ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ (śārṅgadhanvā)wielder of Sharnga bow (śārṅga:Sharnga | dhanvā:bow)
- ಗದಾಧರಃ (gadādharaḥ)wielder of the mace (gadā:mace | dharaḥ:wielder)
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಅಸ್ತ್ರಮ್ (astram)weapon
- ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿಃ (rathāṅgapāṇiḥ)holder of chariot wheel (ratha:chariot | aṅga:wheel | pāṇiḥ:holder)
- ರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ (rakṣobhyaḥ)imperturbable
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ನೇತ್ರಮ್ (netram)eye
- ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ (trisāmā)three types of Sama (tri:three | sāmā:Sama)
- ಸಾಮಗಃ (sāmagaḥ)singer of Sama (sāma:Sama | gaḥ:singer)
- ಸಾಮ (sāma)Sama
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಕವಚಮ್ (kavacam)armor
- ಆನನ್ದಮ್ (ānandam)bliss
- ಪರಬ್ರಹ್ಮ (parabrahma)Supreme Brahman (para:supreme | brahma:Brahman)
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಯೋನಿಃ (yoniḥ)source
- ಋತುಃ (ṛtuḥ)season
- ಸುದರ್ಶನಃ (sudarśanaḥ)Sudarshana
- ಕಾಲಃ (kālaḥ)time
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ದಿಗ್ಬನ್ಧಃ (digbandhaḥ)directional binding (dik:direction | bandhaḥ:binding)
- ಶ್ರೀವಿಶ್ವರೂಪಃ (śrīviśvarūpaḥ)universal form (śrī:blessed | viśva:universal | rūpaḥ:form)
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಧ್ಯಾನಮ್ (dhyānam)meditation
- ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)blessed
- ಮಹಾವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (mahāviṣṇuḥ)Great Vishnu (mahā:great | viṣṇuḥ:Vishnu)
- ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ (prītyarthe)for the purpose of pleasing (prīti:pleasing | arthe:for the purpose of)
- ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮ (sahasranāma)thousand names (sahasra:thousand | nāma:names)
- ಜಪೇ (jape)in the recitation
- ಪಾರಾಯಣೇ (pārāyaṇe)in the completion
- ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ (viniyogaḥ)application
ಓಂ ಶಿರಸಿ ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸರ್ಷಯೇ ನಮಃ ।
ಮುಖೇ ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ಛನ್ದಸೇ ನಮಃ ।
ಹೃದಿ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಪರಮಾತ್ಮದೇವತಾಯೈ ನಮಃ ।
ಗುಹ್ಯೇ ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವೋ ಭಾನುರಿತಿ ಬೀಜಾಯ ನಮಃ ।
ಪಾದಯೋರ್ದೇವಕೀನನ್ದನಃ ಸ್ರಷ್ಟೇತಿ ಶಕ್ತಯೇ ನಮಃ ।
ಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗೇ ಶಙ್ಖಭೃನ್ನನ್ದಕೀ ಚಕ್ರೀತಿ ಕೀಲಕಾಯ ನಮಃ ।
ಕರಸಮ್ಪೂಟೇ ಮಮ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ ಜಪೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ ॥
- ಅಥ (atha)Now
- ನ್ಯಾಸಃ (nyāsaḥ)the ritual installation of mantras
- ಓಂ (om)Om, the sacred pranava
- ಶಿರಸಿ (śirasi)on the head
- ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸಋಷಯೇ (vedavyāsaṛṣaye)to Sage Veda Vyasa
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಮುಖೇ (mukhe)in the mouth
- ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ಛನ್ದಸೇ (anuṣṭupchandase)to the Anushtup metre
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಹೃದಿ (hṛdi)in the heart
- ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಪರಮಾತ್ಮದೇವತಾಯೈ (śrīkṛṣṇaparamātmadevatāyai)to the deity Sri Krishna, the Supreme Self
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಗುಹ್ಯೇ (guhye)at the hidden/secret organ
- ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವಃ (amṛtāṁśūdbhavaḥ)the phrase Amritamshudbhavah
- ಭಾನುಃ (bhānuḥ)the phrase Bhanuh
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus (designating the seed mantra)
- ಬೀಜಾಯ (bījāya)to the seed mantra
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಪಾದಯೋಃ (pādayoḥ)on both feet
- ದೇವಕೀನನ್ದನಃ (devakīnandanaḥ)the phrase Devakinandanah
- ಸ್ರಷ್ಟಾ (sraṣṭā)the phrase Srashta
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus (designating the power mantra)
- ಶಕ್ತಯೇ (śaktaye)to the power mantra
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗೇ (sarvāṅge)on all limbs
- ಶಙ್ಖಭೃತ್ (śaṅkhabhṛt)the phrase Shankhabhrit
- ನನ್ದಕೀ (nandakī)the phrase Nandaki
- ಚಕ್ರೀ (cakrī)the phrase Chakri
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus (designating the pin mantra)
- ಕೀಲಕಾಯ (kīlakāya)to the pin mantra
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಕರಸಮ್ಪೂಟೇ (karasampūṭe)in folded hands
- ಮಮ (mama)my
- ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ (śrīkṛṣṇaprītyarthe)for the gratification of Sri Krishna
- ಜಪೇ (jape)in the recitation
- ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ (viniyogaḥ)ritual application
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಋಷ್ಯಾದಿನ್ಯಾಸಃ (ṛṣyādinyāsaḥ)the placing beginning with the seer
ಓಂ ವಿಶ್ವಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಷಟ್ಕಾರ ಇತ್ಯಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮಃ ।
ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವೋ ಭಾನುರಿತಿ ತರ್ಜನೀಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕೃದ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೇತಿ ಮಧ್ಯಮಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮಃ ।
ಸುವರ್ಣಬಿನ್ದುರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ ಇತ್ಯನಾಮಿಕಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮಃ ।
ನಿಮಿಷೋಽನಿಮಿಷಃ ಸ್ರಗ್ವೀತಿ ಕನಿಷ್ಠಿಕಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮಃ ।
ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ ಇತಿ ಕರತಲಕರಪೃಷ್ಠಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮಃ ।
ಇತಿ ಕರನ್ಯಾಸಃ ॥
- ಅಥ (atha)now / here begins
- ಕರನ್ಯಾಸಃ (karanyāsaḥ)the ritual projection on the hands
- ಓಂ (om)sacred syllable Om
- ವಿಶ್ವಮ್ (viśvam)the Universe / the All
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (viṣṇuḥ)the All-Pervading Lord
- ವಷಟ್ಕಾರಃ (vaṣaṭkāraḥ)the sacrificial exclamation Vashat
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus [with this mantra]
- ಅಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ (aṅguṣṭhābhyām)to both thumbs
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವಃ (amṛtāṃśūdbhavaḥ)He who is the origin of the moon
- ಭಾನುಃ (bhānuḥ)the radiant / sun-like Lord
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ತರ್ಜನೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ (tarjanībhyām)to both index fingers
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಃ (brahmaṇyaḥ)patron of spiritual truth and Vedas
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕೃತ್ (brahmakṛt)author/creator of the Vedas and spiritual knowledge
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ (brahmā)the Supreme Absolute / Brahma
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಮಧ್ಯಮಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ (madhyamābhyām)to both middle fingers
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಸುವರ್ಣಬಿನ್ದುಃ (suvarṇabinduḥ)He who has golden limbs / golden drops
- ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ (akṣobhyaḥ)He who is unshakeable
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಅನಾಮಿಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ (anāmikābhyām)to both ring fingers
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ನಿಮಿಷಃ (nimiṣaḥ)He whose eyes close in dissolution
- ಅನಿಮಿಷಃ (animiṣaḥ)He who is ever unblinking / watchful
- ಸ್ರಗ್ವೀ (sragvī)He who wears the divine garland
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಕನಿಷ್ಠಿಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ (kaniṣṭhikābhyām)to both little fingers
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿಃ (rathāṅgapāṇiḥ)He holding the chariot-wheel discus in hand
- ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ (akṣobhyaḥ)He who is unagitated
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಕರತಲಕರಪೃಷ್ಠಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ (karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyām)to both palms and backs of the hands
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus ends
- ಕರನ್ಯಾಸಃ (karanyāsaḥ)the ritual projection on hands
ಓಂ ವಿಶ್ವಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಷಟ್ಕಾರ ಇತಿ ಹೃದಯಾಯ ನಮಃ ।
ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವೋ ಭಾನುರಿತಿ ಶಿರಸೇ ಸ್ವಾಹಾ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕೃದ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೇತಿ ಶಿಖಾಯೈ ವಷಟ್ ।
ಸುವರ್ಣಬಿನ್ದುರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ ಇತಿ ಕವಚಾಯ ಹುಮ್ ।
ನಿಮಿಷೋಽನಿಮಿಷಃ ಸ್ರಗ್ವೀತಿ ನೇತ್ರತ್ರಯಾಯ ವೌಷಟ್ ।
ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ ಇತ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಾಯ ಫಟ್ ।
(ಸುವ್ರತಃ ಸುಮುಖಃ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮೇತಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಾಯ ಹೃದಯಾಯ ನಮಃ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಮೂರ್ಧಾ ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮೇತಿ ಐಶ್ವರಾಯ ಶಿರಸೇ ಸ್ವಾಹಾ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಾರ್ಚಿಃ ಸಪ್ತಜಿಹ್ವೇತಿ ಶಕ್ತ್ಯೈ ಶಿಖಾಯೈ ವಷಟ್ ।
ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ ಸಾಮಗಃ ಸಾಮೇತಿ ಬಲಾಯ ಕವಚಾಯ ಹುಮ್ ।
ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ ಇತಿ ತೇಜಸೇ ನೇತ್ರತ್ರಯಾಯ ವೌಷಟ್ ।
ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ ಗದಾಧರ ಇತಿ ವೀರ್ಯಾಯ ಅಸ್ತ್ರಾಯ ಫಟ್ ।
ಋತುಃ ಸುದರ್ಶನಃ ಕಾಲ ಇತಿ ಭೂರ್ಭುವಃಸುವರೋಮಿತಿ ದಿಗ್ಬನ್ಧಃ ॥)
ಇತಿ ಷಡಙ್ಗನ್ಯಾಸಃ ॥
- ಅಥ (atha)now, here begins
- ಷಡಙ್ಗನ್ಯಾಸಃ (ṣaḍaṅganyāsaḥ)installation of divine mantras on the six limbs of the body
- ಓಂ (om)Om, the cosmic primordial sound
- ವಿಶ್ವಮ್ (viśvam)The All / The Universe
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (viṣṇuḥ)Vishnu, the All-pervasive Lord
- ವಷಟ್ಕಾರಃ (vaṣaṭkāraḥ)the sacred syllable Vashat
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus (marking mantra quotation)
- ಹೃದಯಾಯ (hṛdayāya)to the heart
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವಃ (amṛtāṁśūdbhavaḥ)origin of the moon-rayed one
- ಭಾನುಃ (bhānuಃ)the luminous sun
- ಶಿರಸೇ (śirase)to the head
- ಸ್ವಾಹಾ (svāhā)Svaha (oblation / consecration)
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಃ (brahmaṇyaḥ)patron of sacred knowledge / Brahman
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕೃತ್ (brahmakṛt)creator of Veda / sacred works
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ (brahma)the Supreme Reality / Brahman
- ಶಿಖಾಯೈ (śikhāyai)to the crown of the head / tuft of hair
- ವಷಟ್ (vaṣaṭ)Vashat
- ಸುವರ್ಣಬಿನ್ದುಃ (suvarṇabinduḥ)having golden limbs / golden drop
- ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ (akṣobhyaḥ)unshakable / unagitated
- ಕವಚಾಯ (kavacāya)to the armor
- ಹುಮ್ (hum)Hum
- ನಿಮಿಷಃ (nimiṣaḥ)he who closes eyes in meditation
- ಅನಿಮಿಷಃ (animiṣaḥ)the unblinking / ever-vigilant
- ಸ್ರಗ್ವೀ (sragvī)garlanded
- ನೇತ್ರತ್ರಯಾಯ (netratrayāya)to the three eyes
- ವೌಷಟ್ (vauṣaṭ)Vaushat
- ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿಃ (rathāṅgapāṇiḥ)holding the discus in hand
- ಅಸ್ತ್ರಾಯ (astrāya)to the weapon / protective energy
- ಫಟ್ (phaṭ)Phat
- ಸುವ್ರತಃ (suvrataḥ)of noble vows
- ಸುಮುಖಃ (sumukhaḥ)of gracious countenance
- ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಃ (sūkṣmaḥ)subtle
- ಜ್ಞಾನಾಯ (jñānāya)for spiritual knowledge
- ಸಹಸ್ರಮೂರ್ಧಾ (sahasramūrdhā)thousand-headed
- ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ (viśvātmā)soul of the universe
- ಐಶ್ವರಾಯ (aiśvarāya)for divine sovereignty
- ಸಹಸ್ರಾರ್ಚಿಃ (sahasrārciḥ)of thousand rays
- ಸಪ್ತಜಿಹ್ವಃ (saptajihvaḥ)seven-tongued
- ಶಕ್ತ್ಯೈ (śaktyai)for divine power
- ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ (trisāmā)extolled by three Samans
- ಸಾಮಗಃ (sāmagaḥ)singer of Saman hymns
- ಸಾಮ (sāma)the Samaveda chant
- ಬಲಾಯ (balāya)for strength
- ತೇಜಸೇ (tejase)for splendor / brilliance
- ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ (śārṅgadhanvā)armed with the Sharnga bow
- ಗದಾಧರಃ (gadādharaḥ)bearer of the mace
- ವೀರ್ಯಾಯ (vīryāya)for valor
- ಋತುಃ (ṛtuḥ)season / cosmic time unit
- ಸುದರ್ಶನಃ (sudarśanaḥ)Sudarshana / auspicious of sight
- ಕಾಲಃ (kālaḥ)Time
- ಭೂರ್ಭುವಃಸುವರೋಮ (bhūrbhuvaḥsuvarom)Bhur Bhuvas Svas Om
- ದಿಗ್ಬನ್ಧಃ (digbandhaḥ)protective fencing of directions
ಕರಿಷ್ಯೇ ಇತಿ ಸಙ್ಕಲ್ಪಃ ।
ಅಥ ಧ್ಯಾನಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷೀರೋದನ್ವತ್ಪ್ರದೇಶೇ ಶುಚಿಮಣಿವಿಲಸತ್ಸೈಕತೇ ಮೌಕ್ತಿಕಾನಾಂ
ಮಾಲಾಕೢಪ್ತಾಸನಸ್ಥಃ ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಮಣಿನಿಭೈರ್ಮೌಕ್ತಿಕೈರ್ಮಣ್ಡಿತಾಙ್ಗಃ ।
ಶುಭ್ರೈರಭ್ರೈರದಭ್ರೈರುಪರಿವಿರಚಿತೈರ್ಮುಕ್ತಪೀಯೂಷವರ್ಷೈ-
ರಾನನ್ದೀ ನಃ ಪುನೀಯಾದರಿನಲಿನಗದಾಶಙ್ಖಪಾಣಿರ್ಮುಕುನ್ದಃ ॥ ೧॥
- ಅಹಮ್ (aham)I
- ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ (śrīkṛṣṇaprītyarthe)for the pleasure of Lord Krishna
- ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ (viṣṇoḥ)of Lord Vishnu
- ದಿವ್ಯಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮಜಪಮ್ (divyasahasranāmajapam)the recitation of the divine thousand names
- ಕರಿಷ್ಯೇ (kariṣye)shall perform
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus [ends the resolve]
- ಸಙ್ಕಲ್ಪಃ (saṅkalpaḥ)the ritual resolve
- ಅಥ (atha)now
- ಧ್ಯಾನಮ್ (dhyānam)the meditation
- ಕ್ಷೀರೋದನ್ವತ್ಪ್ರದೇಶೇ (kṣīrodanvatpradeśe)in the region of the ocean of milk
- ಶುಚಿಮಣಿವಿಲಸತ್ಸೈಕತೇ (śucimaṇivilasatsaikate)on the sandbanks glistening with pure gems
- ಮೌಕ್ತಿಕಾನಾಮ್ (mauktikānām)of pearls
- ಮಾಲಾಕೢಪ್ತಾಸನಸ್ಥಃ (mālāklptāsanasthaḥ)seated on a throne fashioned from garlands
- ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಮಣಿನಿಭೈಃ (sphaṭikamaṇinibhaiḥ)resembling crystal gems
- ಮೌಕ್ತಿಕೈಃ (mauktikaiḥ)with pearls
- ಮಣ್ಡಿತಾಙ್ಗಃ (maṇḍitāṅgaḥ)whose body is adorned
- ಉಪರಿವಿರಚಿತೈಃ (upariviracitaiḥ)formed above
- ಶುಭ್ರೈಃ (śubhraiḥ)by pure white
- ಅದಭ್ರೈಃ (adabhraiḥ)by dense
- ಅಭ್ರೈಃ (abhraiḥ)by clouds
- ಮುಕ್ತಪೀಯೂಷವರ್ಷೈಃ (muktapīyūṣavarṣaiḥ)releasing showers of nectar
- ಆನನ್ದೀ (ānandī)experiencing supreme bliss
- ಅರಿನಲಿನಗದಾಶಙ್ಖಪಾಣಿಃ (arinalinagadāśaṅkhapāṇiḥ)holding the discus, lotus, mace, and conch in His hands
- ಮುಕುನ್ದಃ (mukundaḥ)Lord Mukunda
- ನಃ (naḥ)us
- ಪುನೀಯಾತ್ (punīyāt)may He purify
ಕರ್ಣಾವಾಶಾಃ ಶಿರೋ ದ್ಯೌರ್ಮುಖಮಪಿ ದಹನೋ ಯಸ್ಯ ವಾಸ್ತೇಯಮಬ್ಧಿಃ ।
ಅನ್ತಃಸ್ಥಂ ಯಸ್ಯ ವಿಶ್ವಂ ಸುರನರಖಗಗೋಭೋಗಿಗನ್ಧರ್ವದೈತ್ಯೈಃ
ಚಿತ್ರಂ ರಂರಮ್ಯತೇ ತಂ ತ್ರಿಭುವನವಪುಷಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುಮೀಶಂ ನಮಾಮಿ ॥ ೨॥
- ಭೂಃ (bhūḥ)earth
- ಪಾದೌ (pādau)feet
- ಯಸ್ಯ (yasya)whose
- ನಾಭಿಃ (nābhiḥ)navel
- ವಿಯದಸುರ (viyadasura)sky and gods (viya:sky | asura:gods)
- ನಿಲಃ (nilaḥ)air
- ಚನ್ದ್ರ (candra)moon
- ಸೂರ್ಯೌ (sūryau)sun
- ಚ (ca)and
- ನೇತ್ರೇ (netre)eyes
- ಕರ್ಣೌ (karṇau)ears
- ಆಶಾಃ (āśāḥ)directions
- ಶಿರಃ (śiraḥ)head
- ದ್ಯೌಃ (dyauḥ)heaven
- ಮುಖಮ್ (mukham)mouth
- ಅಪಿ (api)also
- ದಹನಃ (dahanaḥ)fire
- ಯಸ್ಯ (yasya)whose
- ವಾಸ್ತೇ (vāste)dwells
- ಅಯಮ್ (ayam)this
- ಅಬ್ಧಿಃ (abdhiḥ)ocean
- ಅನ್ತಃಸ್ಥಂ (antaḥstham)within
- ಯಸ್ಯ (yasya)whose
- ವಿಶ್ವಂ (viśvam)universe
- ಸುರ (sura)gods
- ನರ (nara)men
- ಖಗ (khaga)birds
- ಗೋ (go)cows
- ಭೋಗಿ (bhogi)serpents
- ಗನ್ಧರ್ವ (gandharva)gandharvas
- ದೈತ್ಯೈಃ (daityaiḥ)demons
- ಚಿತ್ರಂ (citraṃ)wonderful
- ರಂ (raṃ)play
- ರಮ್ಯತೇ (ramyate)enjoy
- ತಂ (taṃ)that
- ತ್ರಿಭುವನ (tribhuvana)three worlds (tri:three | bhuvana:worlds)
- ವಪುಶಂ (vapuśaṃ)form
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಮ್ (viṣṇum)Vishnu
- ಈಶಂ (īśaṃ)lord
- ನಮಾಮಿ (namāmi)I bow
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutation
- ಭಗವತೇ (bhagavate)to the Blessed One
- ವಾಸುದೇವಾಯ (vāsudevāya)to Vāsudeva, the son of Vasudeva
ವಿಶ್ವಾಧಾರಂ ಗಗನಸದೃಶಂ ಮೇಘವರ್ಣಂ ಶುಭಾಙ್ಗಮ್ ।
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಕಾನ್ತಂ ಕಮಲನಯನಂ ಯೋಗಿಭಿರ್ಧ್ಯಾನಗಮ್ಯಂ (ಯೋಗಿಹೃದ್ಧ್ಯಾನಗಮ್ಯಂ)
ವನ್ದೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ಭವಭಯಹರಂ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೈಕನಾಥಮ್ ॥ ೩॥
- ಶಾನ್ತಾಕಾರಂ (śāntākāraṃ)peaceful form (śānta:peaceful | ākāraṃ:form)
- ಭುಜಗಶಯನಂ (bhujagaśayanaṃ)sleeps on serpent (bhujaga:serpent | śayanaṃ:sleeping)
- ಪದ್ಮನಾಭಂ (padmanābhaṃ)lotus-naveled (padma:lotus | nābhaṃ:navel)
- ಸುರೇಶಂ (sureśaṃ)lord of gods (sura:god | īśaṃ:lord)
- ವಿಶ್ವಾಧಾರಂ (viśvādhāraṃ)support of universe (viśva:universe | ādhāraṃ:support)
- ಗಗನಸದೃಶಂ (gaganasadṛśaṃ)like the sky (gagana:sky | sadṛśaṃ:like)
- ಮೇಘವರ್ಣಂ (meghavarṇaṃ)cloud-colored (megha:cloud | varṇaṃ:color)
- ಶುಭಾಙ್ಗಮ್ (śubhāṅgam)beautiful limbs (śubha:beautiful | aṅgam:limbs)
- ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಕಾನ್ತಂ (lakṣmīkāntaṃ)consort of Lakshmi (lakṣmī:Lakshmi | kāntaṃ:consort)
- ಕಮಲನಯನಂ (kamalanayanaṃ)lotus-eyed (kamala:lotus | nayanaṃ:eye)
- ಯೋಗಿಹೃರ್ಧ್ಯಾನಗಮ್ಯಮ್ (yogihṛrdhyānagamyam)accessible through meditation (yogi:yogi | hṛd:heart | dhyāna:meditation | gamyam:accessible)
- ವನ್ದೇ (vande)I bow
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (viṣṇuṃ)Vishnu
- ಭವಭಯಹರಂ (bhavabhayaharaṃ)remover of worldly fears (bhava:worldly | bhaya:fear | haraṃ:remover)
- ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೈಕನಾಥಮ್ (sarvalōkaikanātham)lord of all worlds (sarva:all | lōka:worlds | eka:one | nātham:lord)
ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಾಙ್ಕಂ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭೋದ್ಭಾಸಿತಾಙ್ಗಮ್ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯೋಪೇತಂ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಯತಾಕ್ಷಂ
ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ವನ್ದೇ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೈಕನಾಥಮ್ ॥ ೪॥
- ಮೇಘಶ್ಯಾಮಂ (meghaśyāmam)cloud-dark (megha:cloud | śyāmam:dark)
- ಪೀತಕೌಶೇಯವಾಸಂ (pītakauśeyavāsam)wearing yellow silk (pīta:yellow | kauśeya:silk | vāsam:wearing)
- ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಾಕಂ (śrīvatsākam)with Śrīvatsa mark (śrīvatsa:Śrīvatsa | ākam:with)
- ಕೌಸ್ತುಭೋದ್ಭಾಸಿತಾಙ್ಗಮ್ (kaustubhodbhāsitāṅgam)limbs shining with Kaustubha (kaustubha:Kaustubha | udbhāsita:shining | aṅgam:limbs)
- ಪುಣ್ಯೋಪೇತಂ (puṇyopetam)endowed with virtue (puṇya:virtue | upetam:endowed with)
- ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಯತಾಕ್ಷಂ (puṇḍarīkāyatākṣam)lotus-like eyes (puṇḍarīka:lotus | āyata:like | akṣam:eyes)
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (viṣṇum)Vishnu
- ವನ್ದೇ (vande)I bow
- ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೈಕನಾಥಮ್ (sarvalokaikanātham)lord of all worlds (sarva:all | loka:worlds | eka:one | nātham:lord)
ಅನೇಕರೂಪರೂಪಾಯ ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ॥ ೫॥
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)obeisance
- ಸಮಸ್ತ (samasta)all
- ಭೂತಾನಾಂ (bhūtānāṃ)of beings
- ಆದಿ (ādi)origin
- ಭೂತಾಯ (bhūtāya)to the origin
- ಭೂಭೃತೇ (bhūbhṛte)sustainer of the earth (bhū:earth | bhṛte:sustainer)
- ಅನೇಕರೂಪ (anēkarūpa)of many forms (anēka:many | rūpa:forms)
- ರೂಪಾಯ (rūpāya)to the form
- ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (viṣṇave)to Vishnu
- ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣವೇ (prabhaviṣṇave)to the originator (prabhava:origin | viṣṇave:to Vishnu)
ಸಪೀತವಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಸರಸೀರುಹೇಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಸಹಾರವಕ್ಷಃಸ್ಥಲಕೌಸ್ತುಭಶ್ರಿಯಂ (ಸ್ಥಲಶೋಭಿಕೌಸ್ತುಭಂ)
ನಮಾಮಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ಶಿರಸಾ ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಮ್ ॥ ೬॥
- ಸಶಙ್ಖಚಕ್ರಂ (saśaṅkhachakraṃ)with conch and discus (sa:with | śaṅkha:conch | chakraṃ:discus)
- ಸಕಿರೀಟಕುಣ್ಡಲಂ (sakirīṭakuṇḍalaṃ)with crown and earrings (sa:with | kirīṭa:crown | kuṇḍalaṃ:earrings)
- ಸಪೀತವಸ್ತ್ರಂ (sapītavastraṃ)with yellow garments (sa:with | pīta:yellow | vastraṃ:garments)
- ಸರಸೀರುಹೇಕ್ಷಣಮ್ (sarasīruhākṣaṇam)lotus-like eyes (sarasīruha:lotus | īkṣaṇam:eyes)
- ಸಹಾರ (sahāra)with garland (sa:with | hāra:garland)
- ವಕ್ಷಃಸ್ಥಲ (vakṣaḥsthala)chest
- ಶೋಭಿ (śobhi)shining
- ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಂ (kaustubhaṃ)Kaustubha gem
- ನಮಾಮಿ (namāmi)I bow
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ (viṣṇuṃ)Vishnu
- ಶಿರಸಾ (śirasā)with head
- ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಮ್ (caturbhujam)four-armed (catur:four | bhujam:armed)
ಆಸೀನಮಮ್ಬುದಶ್ಯಾಮಮಾಯತಾಕ್ಷಮಲಂಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಾನನಂ ಚತುರ್ಬಾಹುಂ ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಾಙ್ಕಿತವಕ್ಷಸಂ
ರುಕ್ಮಿಣೀಸತ್ಯಭಾಮಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸಹಿತಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಾಶ್ರಯೇ ॥ ೭॥
- ಛಾಯಾಯಾಮ್ (chāyāyām)in the shade
- ಪಾರಿಜಾತಸ್ಯ (pārijātasya)of the pārijāta tree
- ಹೇಮಸಿಂಹಾಸನೋಪರಿ (hemasiṃhāsanopari)upon a golden lion-throne
- ಆಸೀನಮ್ (āsīnam)seated
- ಅಮ್ಬುದಶ್ಯಾಮಮ್ (ambudaśyāmam)dark as a raincloud
- ಆಯತಾಕ್ಷಮ್ (āyatākṣam)long-eyed
- ಅಲಂಕೃತಮ್ (alaṃkṛtam)adorned
- ಚನ್ದ್ರಾನನಮ್ (candrānanam)moon-faced
- ಚತುರ್ಬಾಹುಮ್ (caturbāhum)four-armed
- ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಾಙ್ಕಿತವಕ್ಷಸಮ್ (śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasam)with the Śrīvatsa marked on his breast
- ರುಕ್ಮಿಣೀಸತ್ಯಭಾಮಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ಸಹಿತಮ್ (rukmiṇīsatyabhāmābhyām sahitam)together with Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā
- ಕೃಷ್ಣಮ್ ಆಶ್ರಯೇ (kṛṣṇam āśraye)I take refuge in Kṛṣṇa
- ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ (stotram)hymn of praise
ಓಂ ವಿಶ್ವಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಷಟ್ಕಾರೋ ಭೂತಭವ್ಯಭವತ್ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ಭೂತಕೃದ್ಭೂತಭೃದ್ಭಾವೋ ಭೂತಾತ್ಮಾ ಭೂತಭಾವನಃ ॥ ೧॥
- ಹರಿಃ (hariḥ)Lord Hari, who removes sorrow and sin
- ಓಂ (oṁ)the sacred monosyllable Om
- ಓಂ (oṁ)the sacred monosyllable Om
- ವಿಶ್ವಮ್ (viśvam)the universe and all-pervading reality
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (viṣṇuḥ)the all-pervading Lord
- ವಷಟ್ಕಾರಃ (vaṣaṭkāraḥ)the sacred sacrificial invocation Vashat
- ಭೂತಭವ್ಯಭವತ್ಪ್ರಭುಃ (bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ)the lord of past, future, and present
- ಭೂತಕೃತ್ (bhūtakṛt)the creator of all beings
- ಭೂತಭೃತ್ (bhūtabhṛt)the sustainer of all beings
- ಭಾವಃ (bhāvaḥ)pure unconditioned existence
- ಭೂತಾತ್ಮಾ (bhūtātmā)the inner self of all beings
- ಭೂತಭಾವನಃ (bhūtabhāvanaḥ)the nourisher and cause of growth of all beings
ಅವ್ಯಯಃ ಪುರುಷಃ ಸಾಕ್ಷೀ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞೋಽಕ್ಷರ ಏವ ಚ ॥ ೨॥
- ಪೂತಾತ್ಮಾ (pūtātmā)one whose self or nature is pure
- ಪರಮಾತ್ಮಾ (paramātmā)the supreme self
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಮುಕ್ತಾನಾಮ್ (muktānām)of the liberated souls
- ಪರಮಾ (paramā)supreme or highest
- ಗತಿಃ (gatiḥ)goal or destination
- ಅವ್ಯಯಃ (avyayaḥ)imperishable or changeless
- ಪುರುಷಃ (puruṣaḥ)the person or indweller of the city/body
- ಸಾಕ್ಷೀ (sākṣī)the direct witness
- ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞಃ (kṣetrajñaḥ)the knower of the field (body or matter)
- ಅಕ್ಷರಃ (akṣaraḥ)indestructible or immutable
- ಏವ (eva)indeed
- ಚ (ca)and
ನಾರಸಿಂಹವಪುಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ ಕೇಶವಃ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೩॥
- ಯೋಗಃ (yogaḥ)Yoga personified (the direct path and spiritual union)
- ಯೋಗವಿದಾಮ್ (yogavidām)of those who know and practice Yoga
- ನೇತಾ (netā)the leader, guide, or dispenser of fruits
- ಪ್ರಧಾನಪುರುಷೇಶ್ವರಃ (pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ)the sovereign Lord over unmanifest nature (Pradhāna) and individual spirit (Puruṣa)
- ನಾರಸಿಂಹವಪುಃ (nārasiṃhavapuḥ)He whose divine body is the Man-Lion incarnation
- ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ (śrīmān)eternally endowed with divine majesty and Goddess Śrī
- ಕೇಶವಃ (keśavaḥ)Keśava (Lord over Brahmā and Śiva, possessor of radiant rays, or slayer of Keśin)
- ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಃ (puruṣottamaḥ)the Supreme Being, highest among all Puruṣas
ಸಮ್ಭವೋ ಭಾವನೋ ಭರ್ತಾ ಪ್ರಭವಃ ಪ್ರಭುರೀಶ್ವರಃ ॥ ೪॥
- ಸರ್ವಃ (sarvaḥ)the all-encompassing or omniscient source
- ಶರ್ವಃ (śarvaḥ)the withdrawer or destroyer of creation
- ಶಿವಃ (śivaḥ)the inherently pure and auspicious one
- ಸ್ಥಾಣುಃ (sthāṇuḥ)the immovable and changeless reality
- ಭೂತಾದಿಃ (bhūtādiḥ)the original cause of all beings
- ನಿಧಿಃ (nidhiḥ)the supreme abode or cosmic receptacle
- ಅವ್ಯಯಃ (avyayaḥ)the imperishable and undecaying one
- ಸಮ್ಭವಃ (sambhavaḥ)he who manifests voluntarily through divine incarnations
- ಭಾವನಃ (bhāvanaḥ)the nurturer and dispenser of karmic fruits
- ಭರ್ತಾ (bhartā)the supporter and sustainer of the universe
- ಪ್ರಭವಃ (prabhavaḥ)the ultimate source of creation
- ಪ್ರಭುಃ (prabhuḥ)the all-powerful supreme master
- ಈಶ್ವರಃ (īśvaraḥ)the absolute ruler and controller
ಅನಾದಿನಿಧನೋ ಧಾತಾ ವಿಧಾತಾ ಧಾತುರುತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೫॥
- ಸ್ವಯಮ್ಭೂಃ (svayambhūḥ)self-existent
- ಶಮ್ಭುಃ (śambhuḥ)grantor of happiness and auspiciousness
- ಆದಿತ್ಯಃ (ādityaḥ)the Sun or son of Aditi
- ಪುಷ್ಕರಾಕ್ಷಃ (puṣkarākṣaḥ)lotus-eyed
- ಮಹಾಸ್ವನಃ (mahāsvanaḥ)having a majestic sound or Vedic voice
- ಅನಾದಿನಿಧನಃ (anādinidhanaḥ)devoid of beginning and death
- ಧಾತಾ (dhātā)supporter or creator
- ವಿಧಾತಾ (vidhātā)dispenser of actions and their fruits
- ಧಾತುಃ (dhātuḥ)of Dhātṛ (Brahmā the creator)
- ಉತ್ತಮಃ (uttamaḥ)supreme or superior
ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮಾ ಮನುಸ್ತ್ವಷ್ಟಾ ಸ್ಥವಿಷ್ಠಃ ಸ್ಥವಿರೋ ಧ್ರುವಃ ॥ ೬॥
- ಅಪ್ರಮೇಯಃ (aprameyaḥ)Incomprehensible, not measurable by empirical means of knowledge.
- ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶಃ (hṛṣīkeśaḥ)Master of the senses.
- ಪದ್ಮನಾಭಃ (padmanābhaḥ)He from whose navel the cosmic lotus arises.
- ಅಮರಪ್ರಭುಃ (amaraprabhuḥ)Lord of the immortal gods.
- ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮಾ (viśvakarmā)Doer or creator of the entire universe.
- ಮನುಃ (manuḥ)The supreme thinker or progenitor.
- ತ್ವಷ್ಟಾ (tvaṣṭā)The shaper who fashions or contracts all forms.
- ಸ್ಥವಿಷ್ಠಃ (sthaviṣṭhaḥ)The immensely vast or most massive.
- ಸ್ಥವಿರಃ (sthaviraḥ)The ancient or primeval.
- ಧ್ರುವಃ (dhruvaḥ)The unchanging or permanent.
ಪ್ರಭೂತಸ್ತ್ರಿಕಕುಬ್ಧಾಮ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಮಙ್ಗಲಂ ಪರಮ್ ॥ ೭॥
- ಅಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಃ (agrāhyaḥ)ungraspable by sense organs or intellect
- ಶಾಶ್ವತಃ (śāśvataḥ)eternal and immutable across all times
- ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ (kṛṣṇaḥ)Lord Krishna, embodiment of existence and bliss
- ಲೋಹಿತಾಕ್ಷಃ (lohitākṣaḥ)red-eyed one
- ಪ್ರತರ್ದನಃ (pratardanaḥ)the destroyer at cosmic dissolution
- ಪ್ರಭೂತಃ (prabhūtaḥ)abundant in divine majesty and sovereign qualities
- ತ್ರಿಕಕುಬ್ಧಾಮ (trikakubdhāma)the support and abode of the three realms
- ಪವಿತ್ರಮ್ (pavitram)the supreme purifier
- ಪರಮ್ (param)transcendent / supreme
- ಮಙ್ಗಲಮ್ (maṅgalam)auspiciousness itself
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭೋ ಭೂಗರ್ಭೋ ಮಾಧವೋ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ॥ ೮॥
- ಈಶಾನಃ (īśānaḥ)the sovereign ruler of all beings
- ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ (prāṇadaḥ)the giver of vital energy or life-breath
- ಪ್ರಾಣಃ (prāṇaḥ)the vital breath or life-principle itself
- ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ (jyeṣṭhaḥ)the eldest, existing prior to all creation
- ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ (śreṣṭhaḥ)the most excellent or glorious
- ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ (prajāpatiḥ)the lord of all created beings
- ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭಃ (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ)he who contains the golden cosmic egg
- ಭೂಗರ್ಭಃ (bhūgarbhaḥ)he who holds the earth within himself
- ಮಾಧವಃ (mādhavaḥ)the consort of Lakshmi (Ma)
- ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ (madhusūdanaḥ)the slayer of the demon Madhu
ಅನುತ್ತಮೋ ದುರಾಧರ್ಷಃ ಕೃತಜ್ಞಃ ಕೃತಿರಾತ್ಮವಾನ್ ॥ ೯॥
- ಈಶ್ವರಃ (īśvaraḥ)The omnipotent ruler possessing unlimited power.
- ವಿಕ್ರಮೀ (vikramī)The courageous one, possessor of supreme prowess.
- ಧನ್ವೀ (dhanvī)The wielder of the bow (Sharnga).
- ಮೇಧಾವೀ (medhāvī)Possessor of supreme intelligence capable of retaining all knowledge.
- ವಿಕ್ರಮಃ (vikramaḥ)The embodiment of stride/prowess, or He who has Garuda as mount.
- ಕ್ರಮಃ (kramaḥ)The cause of spiritual progression and cosmic order.
- ಅನುತ್ತಮಃ (anuttamaḥ)The unsurpassed one, higher than whom none exists.
- ದುರಾಧರ್ಷಃ (durādharṣaḥ)The unassailable one who cannot be overcome by demoniac forces.
- ಕೃತಜ್ಞಃ (kṛtajñaḥ)The knower of all deeds, who responds lovingly even to minor devotion.
- ಕೃತಿಃ (kṛtiḥ)The embodiment of dynamic action or divine achievement.
- ಆತ್ಮವಾನ್ (ātmavān)Established in His own independent glory and self-sufficiency.
ಅಹಃ ಸಂವತ್ಸರೋ ವ್ಯಾಲಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯಃ ಸರ್ವದರ್ಶನಃ ॥ ೧೦॥
- ಸುರೇಶಃ (sureśaḥ)Lord of the gods
- ಶರಣಮ್ (śaraṇam)Refuge or protector from suffering
- ಶರ್ಮ (śarma)Supreme bliss or ultimate comfort
- ವಿಶ್ವರೇತಾಃ (viśvaretāḥ)Seed or cause of the entire cosmos
- ಪ್ರಜಾಭವಃ (prajābhavaḥ)Source from whom all beings originate
- ಅಹಃ (ahaḥ)Day or luminous time
- ಸಂವತ್ಸರಃ (saṁvatsaraḥ)Year or Cosmic Time itself
- ವ್ಯಾಲಃ (vyālaḥ)Ungraspable like a serpent
- ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯಃ (pratyayaḥ)Pure consciousness or embodiment of trust
- ಸರ್ವದರ್ಶನಃ (sarvadarśanaḥ)All-seeing or possessor of universal vision
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ವೃಷಾಕಪಿರಮೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ ಸರ್ವಯೋಗವಿನಿಃಸೃತಃ ॥ ೧೧॥
- ಅಜಃ (ajaḥ)unborn
- ಸರ್ವೇಶ್ವರಃ (sarveśvaraḥ)Lord of all
- ಸಿದ್ಧಃ (siddhaḥ)ever-established, self-perfected
- ಸಿದ್ಧಿಃ (siddhiḥ)perfection, supreme goal
- ಸರ್ವಾದಿಃ (sarvādiḥ)primal cause of all
- ಅಚ್ಯುತಃ (acyutaḥ)immutable, one who never swerves
- ವೃಷಾಕಪಿಃ (vṛṣākapiḥ)showerer of dharma who uplifts creation
- ಅಮೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ (ameyātmā)one whose self or nature is immeasurable
- ಸರ್ವಯೋಗವಿನಿಃಸೃತಃ (sarvayogaviniḥsṛtaḥ)completely detached from all worldly attachments
ಅಮೋಘಃ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷೋ ವೃಷಕರ್ಮಾ ವೃಷಾಕೃತಿಃ ॥ ೧೨॥
- ವಸುಃ (vasuḥ)the Abode or Indweller in all beings
- ವಸುಮನಾಃ (vasumanāḥ)possessed of a pure and magnanimous mind
- ಸತ್ಯಃ (satyaḥ)the ultimate Truth and Reality
- ಸಮಾತ್ಮಾ (samātmā)one whose self is equal and impartial toward all
- ಅಸಮ್ಮಿತಃ (asammitaḥ)immeasurable and boundless
- ಸಮಃ (samaḥ)unchanging and equanimous at all times
- ಅಮೋಘಃ (amoghaḥ)unfailing in purpose and fruitfulness
- ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷಃ (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ)lotus-eyed or residing in the lotus of the heart
- ವೃಷಕರ್ಮಾ (vṛṣakarmā)one whose deeds are righteous
- ವೃಷಾಕೃತಿಃ (vṛṣākṛtiḥ)one whose very form is righteousness
ಅಮೃತಃ ಶಾಶ್ವತಸ್ಥಾಣುರ್ವರಾರೋಹೋ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ॥ ೧೩॥
- ರುದ್ರಃ (rudraḥ)the dispeller of sorrow or cause of dissolution
- ಬಹುಶಿರಾಃ (bahuśirāḥ)having manifold heads
- ಬಭ್ರುಃ (babhruḥ)the supporter and ruler of the cosmos
- ವಿಶ್ವಯೋನಿಃ (viśvayoniḥ)the source and material cause of the universe
- ಶುಚಿಶ್ರವಾಃ (śuciśravāḥ)he whose names and glory are purifying to hear
- ಅಮೃತಃ (amṛtaḥ)immortal and imperishable
- ಶಾಶ್ವತಸ್ಥಾಣುಃ (śāśvatasthāṇuḥ)eternally unshakeable and firm
- ವರಾರೋಹಃ (varārohaḥ)he of supreme ascent whose refuge is the highest attainment
- ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ (mahātapāḥ)endowed with supreme creative knowledge and austerity
ವೇದೋ ವೇದವಿದವ್ಯಙ್ಗೋ ವೇದಾಙ್ಗೋ ವೇದವಿತ್ ಕವಿಃ ॥ ೧೪॥
- ಸರ್ವಗಃ (sarvagaḥ)All-pervading as the ultimate material cause
- ಸರ್ವವಿದ್ಭಾನುಃ (sarvavidbhānuḥ)Omniscient and self-effulgent sun that illumines all
- ವಿಷ್ವಕ್ಸೇನಃ (viṣvaksenaḥ)He whose forces face in all directions to scatter demonic armies
- ಜನಾರ್ದನಃ (janārdanaḥ)He who afflicts the wicked or is prayed to by all beings for liberation
- ವೇದಃ (vedaḥ)The embodiment of sacred knowledge (Veda)
- ವೇದವಿತ್ (vedavit)The true knower of the Veda and its meaning
- ಅವ್ಯಙ್ಗಃ (avyaṅgaḥ)Free from all defects or shortcomings, self-fulfilled
- ವೇದಾಙ್ಗಃ (vedāṅgaḥ)He whose limbs are the Vedas
- ವೇದವಿತ್ (vedavit)The knower and preserver of Vedic wisdom (repeated for distinction in scope)
- ಕವಿಃ (kaviḥ)The omniscient seer who visualizes all beyond sensory perception
ಚತುರಾತ್ಮಾ ಚತುರ್ವ್ಯೂಹಶ್ಚತುರ್ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಶ್ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಃ ॥ ೧೫॥
- [ಸಃ] ([saḥ])[He]
- ಲೋಕಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಃ (lokādhyakṣaḥ)the overseer of the worlds
- ಸುರಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಃ (surādhyakṣaḥ)the overseer of the gods
- ಧರ್ಮಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಃ (dharmādhyakṣaḥ)the overseer of righteousness
- ಕೃತಾಕೃತಃ (kṛtākṛtaḥ)both the effect (created) and the cause (uncreated)
- ಚತುರಾತ್ಮಾ (caturātmā)having a fourfold self or manifestation
- ಚತುರ್ವ್ಯೂಹಃ (caturvyūhaḥ)having four canonical emanations
- ಚತುರ್ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಃ (caturdaṁṣṭraḥ)having four fangs
- ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಃ (caturbhujaḥ)having four arms
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಅನಘೋ ವಿಜಯೋ ಜೇತಾ ವಿಶ್ವಯೋನಿಃ ಪುನರ್ವಸುಃ ॥ ೧೬॥
- ಭ್ರಾಜಿಷ್ಣುಃ (bhrājiṣṇuḥ)the naturally resplendent one
- ಭೋಜನಮ್ (bhojanam)the object of enjoyment or cosmic nature
- ಭೋಕ್ತಾ (bhoktā)the enjoyer or protector
- ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುಃ (sahiṣṇuḥ)the forbearing or patient conqueror
- ಜಗದಾದಿಜಃ (jagadādijaḥ)born before or at the beginning of the universe
- ಅನಘಃ (anaghaḥ)the sinless or faultless one
- ವಿಜಯಃ (vijayaḥ)victory personified
- ಜೇತಾ (jetā)the supreme conqueror
- ವಿಶ್ವಯೋನಿಃ (viśvayoniḥ)the source or cause of the universe
- ಪುನರ್ವಸುಃ (punarvasuḥ)he who dwells repeatedly in created beings
ಅತೀನ್ದ್ರಃ ಸಙ್ಗ್ರಹಃ ಸರ್ಗೋ ಧೃತಾತ್ಮಾ ನಿಯಮೋ ಯಮಃ ॥ ೧೭॥
- ಉಪೇನ್ದ್ರಃ (upendraḥ)Upendra (the younger brother of Indra)
- ವಾಮನಃ (vāmanaḥ)Vamana (taking a dwarfed incarnation)
- ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಃ (prāṃśuḥ)the exalted one (who expanded to vast height)
- ಅಮೋಘಃ (amoghaḥ)unfailing (whose actions and purpose never fail)
- ಶುಚಿಃ (śuciḥ)the pure one (who purifies worshippers)
- ಊರ್ಜಿತಃ (ūrjitaḥ)the mighty one (possessing infinite power)
- ಅತೀನ್ದ್ರಃ (atīndraḥ)he who transcends Indra
- ಸಙ್ಗ್ರಹಃ (saṅgrahaḥ)the reabsorber (who holds the universe at dissolution)
- ಸರ್ಗಃ (sargaḥ)the creator (or the source of creation)
- ಧೃತಾತ್ಮಾ (dhṛtātmā)he whose essential nature is immutable and self-sustained
- ನಿಯಮಃ (niyamaḥ)the controller (who assigns duties to creatures)
- ಯಮಃ (yamaḥ)the inner regulator (governing all from within)
ಅತೀನ್ದ್ರಿಯೋ ಮಹಾಮಾಯೋ ಮಹೋತ್ಸಾಹೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ॥ ೧೮॥
- ವೇದ್ಯಃ (vedyaḥ)one who is to be known
- ವೈದ್ಯಃ (vaidyaḥ)knower of all sciences or supreme physician
- ಸದಾಯೋಗೀ (sadāyogī)eternally united in yoga
- ವೀರಹಾ (vīrahā)slayer of heroic evil forces
- ಮಾಧವಃ (mādhavaḥ)Lord of Lakshmi or Lord of knowledge
- ಮಧುಃ (madhuḥ)sweet like honey or slayer of demon Madhu
- ಅತೀನ್ದ್ರಿಯಃ (atīndriyaḥ)beyond the reach of senses
- ಮಹಾಮಾಯಃ (mahāmāyaḥ)wielder of great divine illusory power
- ಮಹೋತ್ಸಾಹಃ (mahotsāhaḥ)endowed with supreme initiative and energy
- ಮಹಾಬಲಃ (mahābalaಃ)possessed of supreme strength
ಅನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯವಪುಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನಮೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ ಮಹಾದ್ರಿಧೃಕ್ ॥ ೧೯॥
- ಮಹಾಬುದ್ಧಿಃ (mahābuddhiḥ)He who possesses supreme intellect or wisdom
- ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯಃ (mahāvīryaḥ)He who possesses immense energy and potency
- ಮಹಾಶಕ್ತಿಃ (mahāśaktiḥ)He who possesses supreme capability and power
- ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತಿಃ (mahādyutiḥ)He who possesses supreme effulgence
- ಅನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯವಪುಃ (anirdeśyavapuḥ)He whose essential form cannot be specifically defined
- ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ (śrīmān)He who is possessed of supreme majesty and divine glory
- ಅಮೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ (ameyātmā)He whose self or nature is immeasurable
- ಮಹಾದ್ರಿಧೃಕ್ (mahādridhṛk)He who lifted and supported the great mountain
ಅನಿರುದ್ಧಃ ಸುರಾನನ್ದೋ ಗೋವಿನ್ದೋ ಗೋವಿದಾಂ ಪತಿಃ ॥ ೨೦॥
- ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸಃ (maheṣvāsaḥ)the great archer
- ಮಹೀಭರ್ತಾ (mahībhartā)bearer of the earth
- ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಃ (śrīnivāsaḥ)abode of Śrī
- ಸತಾಮ್ ಗತಿಃ (satām gatiḥ)the goal of the good
- ಅನಿರುದ್ಧಃ (aniruddhaḥ)unobstructed
- ಸುರಾನನ್ದಃ (surānandaḥ)joy of the gods
- ಗೋವಿನ್ದಃ (govindaḥ)finder of the cows, of the earth
- ಗೋವಿದಾಮ್ ಪತಿಃ (govidām patiḥ)lord of those who know
ಹಿರಣ್ಯನಾಭಃ ಸುತಪಾಃ ಪದ್ಮನಾಭಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ ॥ ೨೧॥
- ಮರೀಚಿಃ (marīciḥ)The effulgent light / ray of light.
- ದಮನಃ (damanaḥ)The subduer / chastiser of the wicked.
- ಹಂಸಃ (haṃsaḥ)The pure swan / destroyer of the fear of transmigratory existence.
- ಸುಪರ್ಣಃ (suparṇaḥ)He of beautiful wings (Garuda or the Supreme Soul).
- ಭುಜಗೋತ್ತಮಃ (bhujagottamaḥ)The greatest among serpents (Adisesha).
- ಹಿರಣ್ಯನಾಭಃ (hiraṇyanābhaḥ)He who has a golden navel.
- ಸುತಪಾಃ (sutapāḥ)He who performs glorious austerities.
- ಪದ್ಮನಾಭಃ (padmanābhaḥ)He who has a lotus-navel.
- ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ (prajāpatiḥ)The Lord of all creatures.
ಅಜೋ ದುರ್ಮರ್ಷಣಃ ಶಾಸ್ತಾ ವಿಶ್ರುತಾತ್ಮಾ ಸುರಾರಿಹಾ ॥ ೨೨॥
- ಅಮೃತ್ಯುಃ (amṛtyuḥ)deathless, free from destruction or its causes
- ಸರ್ವದೃಕ್ (sarvadṛk)all-seeing, witnessing all beings and deeds
- ಸಿಂಹಃ (siṃhaḥ)lion-like, supreme in prowess or destroyer of sins
- ಸನ್ಧಾತಾ (sandhātā)the regulator, who connects beings with the fruits of karma
- ಸನ್ಧಿಮಾನ್ (sandhimān)ever-united, the enjoyer connected to actions or devotees
- ಸ್ಥಿರಃ (sthiraḥ)firm, unchanging, steadfast in nature
- ಅಜಃ (ajaḥ)unborn, or one who drives away evil forces
- ದುರ್ಮರ್ಷಣಃ (durmarṣaṇaḥ)invincible, whose power adversaries cannot tolerate
- ಶಾಸ್ತಾ (śāstā)the instructor and ruler through scriptures
- ವಿಶ್ರುತಾತ್ಮಾ (viśrutātmā)he whose essential nature is celebrated in scripture
- ಸುರಾರಿಹಾ (surārihā)slayer of the enemies of the gods
ನಿಮಿಷೋಽನಿಮಿಷಃ ಸ್ರಗ್ವೀ ವಾಚಸ್ಪತಿರುದಾರಧೀಃ ॥ ೨೩॥
- ಗುರುಃ (guruḥ)The supreme teacher
- ಗುರುತಮಃ (gurutamaḥ)The greatest teacher among all preceptors
- ಧಾಮ (dhāma)The supreme effulgent light or abode
- ಸತ್ಯಃ (satyaḥ)The embodiment of Truth
- ಸತ್ಯಪರಾಕ್ರಮಃ (satyaparākramaḥ)He whose prowess is unfailing and real
- ನಿಮಿಷಃ (nimiṣaḥ)He who closes His eyes in Yoganidrā
- ಅನಿಮಿಷಃ (animiṣaḥ)He who is unblinking and ever watchful
- ಸ್ರಗ್ವೀ (sragvī)He who wears the Vaijayantī garland
- ವಾಚಸ್ಪತಿಃ (vācaspatiḥ)The Master of all speech and knowledge
- ಉದಾರಧೀಃ (udāradhīಃ)He who possesses a noble and magnanimous intellect
ಸಹಸ್ರಮೂರ್ಧಾ ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಪಾತ್ ॥ ೨೪॥
- ಅಗ್ರಣೀಃ (agraṇīḥ)the leader who leads seekers to liberation
- ಗ್ರಾಮಣೀಃ (grāmaṇīḥ)the commander of the aggregate of beings
- ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ (śrīmān)possessor of supreme splendor and majesty
- ನ್ಯಾಯಃ (nyāyaḥ)justice, or the logical path leading to truth
- ನೇತಾ (netā)the regulator or guide of the world
- ಸಮೀರಣಃ (samīraṇaḥ)the vital breath activating all creatures
- ಸಹಸ್ರಮೂರ್ಧಾ (sahasramūrdhā)he who possesses a thousand heads
- ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ (viśvātmā)the soul of the entire universe
- ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷಃ (sahasrākṣaḥ)he who possesses a thousand eyes
- ಸಹಸ್ರಪಾತ್ (sahasrapāt)he who possesses a thousand feet
ಅಹಃ ಸಂವರ್ತಕೋ ವಹ್ನಿರನಿಲೋ ಧರಣೀಧರಃ ॥ ೨೫॥
- [ಸಃ] ([saḥ])[He]
- ಆವರ್ತನಃ (āvartanaḥ)the rotator of the wheel of existence
- ನಿವೃತ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ (nivṛttātmā)He whose nature is completely detached from worldly bondage
- ಸಂವೃತಃ (saṁvṛtaḥ)He who is concealed by illusion
- ಸಮ್ಪ್ರಮರ್ದನಃ (sampramardanaḥ)the thorough destroyer of evil and ignorance
- ಅಹಃಸಂವರ್ತಕಃ (ahaḥsaṁvartakaḥ)the rotator of days and time cycles
- ವಹ್ನಿಃ (vahniḥ)Fire, the bearer of sacrificial offerings
- ಅನಿಲಃ (anilaḥ)Wind, or He who has no fixed residence
- ಧರಣೀಧರಃ (dharaṇīdharaḥ)the supporter of the Earth
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಸತ್ಕರ್ತಾ ಸತ್ಕೃತಃ ಸಾಧುರ್ಜಹ್ನುರ್ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ನರಃ ॥ ೨೬॥
- ಸುಪ್ರಸಾದಃ (suprasādaḥ)exceedingly gracious
- ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾತ್ಮಾ (prasannātmā)one whose mind or self is ever serene and pure
- ವಿಶ್ವಧೃಕ್ (viśvadhṛk)the supporter of the universe
- ವಿಶ್ವಭುಕ್ (viśvabhuk)the enjoyer or absorber of the universe
- ವಿಭುಃ (vibhuḥ)the all-pervading Lord
- ಸತ್ಕರ್ತಾ (satkartā)one who honors and acts beneficently toward the good
- ಸತ್ಕೃತಃ (satkṛtaḥ)one who is worshipped by the virtuous
- ಸಾಧುಃ (sādhuḥ)righteous / one who accomplishes all ends
- ಜಹ್ನುಃ (jahnuḥ)the dissolver of all beings at cosmic dissolution
- ನಾರಾಯಣಃ (nārāyaṇaḥ)the supreme abode and refuge of all living beings
- ನರಃ (naraḥ)the imperishable eternal leader
ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಃ ಸಿದ್ಧಸಙ್ಕಲ್ಪಃ ಸಿದ್ಧಿದಃ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಸಾಧನಃ ॥ ೨೭॥
- ಅಸಙ್ಖ್ಯೇಯಃ (asaṅkhyeyaḥ)innumerable or beyond numerical calculation
- ಅಪ್ರಮೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ (aprameyātmā)one whose nature cannot be measured or comprehended
- ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಃ (viśiṣṭaḥ)pre-eminent and superior to all
- ಶಿಷ್ಟಕೃತ್ (śiṣṭakṛt)protector or instructor of the righteous
- ಶುಚಿಃ (śuciḥ)pure and untainted
- ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಃ (siddhārthaḥ)one whose aims are eternally accomplished
- ಸಿದ್ಧಸಙ್ಕಲ್ಪಃ (siddhasaṅkalpaḥ)one whose resolves are always fulfilled
- ಸಿದ್ಧಿದಃ (siddhidaḥ)bestower of success and realization
- ಸಿದ್ಧಿಸಾಧನಃ (siddhisādhanaḥ)the means or instrument for attaining success
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ವರ್ಧನೋ ವರ್ಧಮಾನಶ್ಚ ವಿವಿಕ್ತಃ ಶ್ರುತಿಸಾಗರಃ ॥ ೨೮॥
- ವೃಷಾಹೀ (vṛṣāhī)whose day is righteousness (Dharma)
- ವೃಷಭಃ (vṛṣabhaḥ)the showerer of blessings and desires
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (viṣṇuḥ)the all-pervading supreme Lord
- ವೃಷಪರ್ವಾ (vṛṣaparvā)whose rungs or steps consist of virtue
- ವೃಷೋದರಃ (vṛṣodaraḥ)whose belly contains or showers all creation
- ವರ್ಧನಃ (vardhanaḥ)the promoter of growth and prosperity
- ವರ್ಧಮಾನಃ (vardhamānaḥ)the expanding one who grows as the manifest universe
- ವಿವಿಕ್ತಃ (viviktaḥ)the detached, immaculate, and solitary Self
- ಶ್ರುತಿಸಾಗರಃ (śrutisāgaraḥ)the ocean into which all Vedic declarations flow
- ಚ (ca)and
ನೈಕರೂಪೋ ಬೃಹದ್ರೂಪಃ ಶಿಪಿವಿಷ್ಟಃ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನಃ ॥ ೨೯॥
- ಸುಭುಜಃ (subhujaḥ)he who possesses noble, protective arms
- ದುರ್ಧರಃ (durdharaḥ)he who cannot be restrained or sustained by others
- ವಾಗ್ಮೀ (vāgmī)he who is supremely eloquent and the source of Vedavāc
- ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಃ (mahendraḥ)the great lord, supreme sovereign over all gods
- ವಸುದಃ (vasudaḥ)the bestower of spiritual and material wealth
- ವಸುಃ (vasuḥ)he who is himself the ultimate abode and wealth
- ನೈಕರೂಪಃ (naikarūpaḥ)he who is not limited to a single form
- ಬೃಹದ್ರೂಪಃ (bṛhadrūpaḥ)he who possesses an immense cosmic form
- ಶಿಪಿವಿಷ್ಟಃ (śipiviṣṭaḥ)he who pervades solar rays or sacrificial forms
- ಪ್ರಕಾಶನಃ (prakāśanaḥ)he who illuminates all beings and minds
ಋದ್ಧಃ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಾಕ್ಷರೋ ಮನ್ತ್ರಶ್ಚನ್ದ್ರಾಂಶುರ್ಭಾಸ್ಕರದ್ಯುತಿಃ ॥ ೩೦॥
- ಓಜಸ್ತೇಜೋದ್ಯುತಿಧರಃ (ojastejodyutidharaḥ)bearer of vital strength, vigour, and effulgence
- ಪ್ರಕಾಶಾತ್ಮಾ (prakāśātmā)he whose essential nature is luminous radiance
- ಪ್ರತಾಪನಃ (pratāpanaḥ)he who scorches or radiates heat through manifestations like the sun
- ಋದ್ಧಃ (ṛddhaḥ)he who is fully rich and prosperous in divine attributes
- ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಾಕ್ಷರಃ (spaṣṭākṣaraḥ)he whose sacred syllable (Om) is clearly articulated
- ಮನ್ತ್ರಃ (mantraḥ)he who is the sacred mantra of the Vedas
- ಚನ್ದ್ರಾಂಶುಃ (candrāṁśuḥ)he who cools like moonbeams to relieve worldly afflictions
- ಭಾಸ್ಕರದ್ಯುತಿಃ (bhāskaradyutiḥ)he who possesses the brilliant lustre of the sun
ಔಷಧಂ ಜಗತಃ ಸೇತುಃ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಪರಾಕ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೩೧॥
- ಅಮೃತಾಂಶೂದ್ಭವಃ (amṛtāṃśūdbhavaḥ)the origin of the nectar-rayed moon
- ಭಾನುಃ (bhānuḥ)the luminous one (sun)
- ಶಶಬಿನ್ದುಃ (śaśabinduḥ)the moon / the nurturer of creatures
- ಸುರೇಶ್ವರಃ (sureśvaraḥ)the Lord of the gods
- ಔಷಧಮ್ (auṣadham)the divine medicine
- ಜಗತಃ (jagataḥ)of the universe
- ಸೇತುಃ (setuḥ)the protective bridge or dam
- ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಪರಾಕ್ರಮಃ (satyadharmaparākramaḥ)one whose virtue and prowess are true
ಕಾಮಹಾ ಕಾಮಕೃತ್ಕಾನ್ತಃ ಕಾಮಃ ಕಾಮಪ್ರದಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೩೨॥
- ಭೂತಭವ್ಯಭವನ್ನಾಥಃ (bhūtabhavyabhavannāthaḥ)Lord of all beings in the past, future, and present
- ಪವನಃ (pavanaḥ)the purifier or moving wind
- ಪಾವನಃ (pāvanaḥ)the supreme cause of purification who sanctifies all
- ಅನಲಃ (analaḥ)vital fire, or one who is boundless in grace
- ಕಾಮಹಾ (kāmahā)destroyer of unrighteous desires
- ಕಾಮಕೃತ್ (kāmakṛt)creator and fulfiller of noble longings
- ಕಾನ್ತಃ (kāntaḥ)one of supreme beauty and charm
- ಕಾಮಃ (kāmaḥ)the ultimate object of desire
- ಕಾಮಪ್ರದಃ (kāmapradaḥ)bestower of all desired puruṣārthas
- ಪ್ರಭುಃ (prabhuḥ)the sovereign and all-powerful Lord
ಅದೃಶ್ಯೋ ವ್ಯಕ್ತರೂಪಶ್ಚ ಸಹಸ್ರಜಿದನನ್ತಜಿತ್ ॥ ೩೩॥
- ಯುಗಾದಿಕೃತ್ (yugādikṛt)the creator of the beginning of cosmic ages (Yugas)
- ಯುಗಾವರ್ತಃ (yugāvartaḥ)the rotator of the cycles of time
- ನೈಕಮಾಯಃ (naikamāyaḥ)possessor of manifold divine powers or forms
- ಮಹಾಶನಃ (mahāśanaḥ)the great consumer who devours all during universal dissolution
- ಅದೃಶ್ಯಃ (adṛśyaḥ)imperceptible to gross physical senses
- ವ್ಯಕ್ತರೂಪಃ (vyaktarūpaḥ)having clearly manifested forms
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಸಹಸ್ರಜಿತ್ (sahasrajit)vanquisher of thousands of foes
- ಅನನ್ತಜಿತ್ (anantajit)conqueror of infinite realms and enemies
ಕ್ರೋಧಹಾ ಕ್ರೋಧಕೃತ್ಕರ್ತಾ ವಿಶ್ವಬಾಹುರ್ಮಹೀಧರಃ ॥ ೩೪॥
- ಇಷ್ಟಃ (iṣṭaḥ)The desired one, or He who is invoked through sacrifice.
- ಅವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಃ (aviśiṣṭaḥ)The impartial one who is nondifferent and dwells in all creatures.
- ಶಿಷ್ಟೇಷ್ಟಃ (śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ)He who is beloved of the wise and virtuous.
- ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ (śikhaṇḍī)He who wears a peacock feather crest.
- ನಹುಷಃ (nahuṣaḥ)He who binds all living beings through His divine Maya.
- ವೃಷಃ (vṛṣaḥ)Righteousness personified, or He who showers grace.
- ಕ್ರೋಧಹಾ (krodhahā)The destroyer of anger in good people.
- ಕ್ರೋಧಕೃತ್ (krodhakṛt)The generator of anger in demonic beings.
- ಕರ್ತಾ (kartā)The ultimate agent or destroyer of anger-doers.
- ವಿಶ್ವಬಾಹುಃ (viśvabāhuḥ)He whose arms extend everywhere to protect.
- ಮಹೀಧರಃ (mahīdharaḥ)The supporter of the earth.
ಅಪಾಂನಿಧಿರಧಿಷ್ಠಾನಮಪ್ರಮತ್ತಃ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತಃ ॥ ೩೫॥
- ಅಚ್ಯುತಃ (acyutaḥ)Infallible or unchanging one
- ಪ್ರಥಿತಃ (prathitaḥ)Renowned or famous one
- ಪ್ರಾಣಃ (prāṇaḥ)Life-breath or vital force
- ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ (prāṇadaḥ)Giver of vital life energy
- ವಾಸವಾನುಜಃ (vāsavānujaḥ)Younger brother of Indra (Vasava)
- ಅಪಾಮ್ (apām)Of waters
- ನಿಧಿಃ (nidhiḥ)Ocean or receptacle
- ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಾನಮ್ (adhiṣṭhānam)Substrate or cosmic foundation
- ಅಪ್ರಮತ್ತಃ (apramattaḥ)Vigilant or ever-watchful one
- ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತಃ (pratiṣṭhitaḥ)Self-established or well-rooted one
ವಾಸುದೇವೋ ಬೃಹದ್ಭಾನುರಾದಿದೇವಃ ಪುರನ್ದರಃ ॥ ೩೬॥
- ಸ್ಕನ್ದಃ (skandaḥ)Skanda (one who flows, moves, or manifests as the divine commander)
- ಸ್ಕನ್ದಧರಃ (skandadharaḥ)the upholder of Skanda (or upholder of the path of righteousness)
- ಧುರ್ಯಃ (dhuryaḥ)the bearer of the cosmic burden
- ವರದಃ (varadaḥ)the granter of boons
- ವಾಯುವಾಹನಃ (vāyuvāhanaḥ)one who causes the atmospheric winds to move
- ವಾಸುದೇವಃ (vāsudevaḥ)Vasudeva (the indwelling divine light)
- ಬೃಹದ್ಭಾನುಃ (bṛhadbhānuḥ)one of vast effulgence
- ಆದಿದೇವಃ (ādidevaḥ)the primeval God and source of all demigods
- ಪುರನ್ದರಃ (purandaraḥ)the destroyer of enemy strongholds
ಅನುಕೂಲಃ ಶತಾವರ್ತಃ ಪದ್ಮೀ ಪದ್ಮನಿಭೇಕ್ಷಣಃ ॥ ೩೭॥
- ಅಶೋಕಃ (aśokaḥ)He who is without grief or sorrow.
- ತಾರಣಃ (tāraṇaḥ)He who enables beings to cross the ocean of samsara.
- ತಾರಃ (tāraḥ)He who saves or liberates beings from the fear of birth and death.
- ಶೂರಃ (śūraḥ)The valiant or heroic one.
- ಶೌರಿಃ (śauriḥ)The descendant of Sura, referring to Lord Krishna.
- ಜನೇಶ್ವರಃ (janeśvaraḥ)The supreme Lord of all people and living beings.
- ಅನುಕೂಲಃ (anukūlaḥ)He who is favorable and well-disposed toward all.
- ಶತಾವರ್ತಃ (śatāvartaḥ)He who manifests in hundreds of divine incarnations or whirls.
- ಪದ್ಮೀ (padmī)He who holds a lotus in His hand.
- ಪದ್ಮನಿಭೇಕ್ಷಣಃ (padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ)He whose eyes resemble beautiful lotuses.
ಮಹರ್ದ್ಧಿರೃದ್ಧೋ ವೃದ್ಧಾತ್ಮಾ ಮಹಾಕ್ಷೋ ಗರುಡಧ್ವಜಃ ॥ ೩೮॥
- ಪದ್ಮನಾಭಃ (padmanābhaḥ)He who has a lotus emerging from His navel
- ಅರವಿನ್ದಾಕ್ಷಃ (aravindākṣaḥ)He whose eyes resemble lotus petals
- ಪದ್ಮಗರ್ಭಃ (padmagarbhaḥ)He who resides within the lotus of the heart
- ಶರೀರಭೃತ್ (śarīrabhṛt)Sustainer of physical bodies
- ಮಹರ್ದ್ಧಿಃ (mahardhiḥ)He who possesses supreme glory and affluence
- ಋದ್ಧಃ (ṛddhaḥ)He who is expanded in the form of the cosmos
- ವೃದ್ಧಾತ್ಮಾ (vṛddhātmā)The ancient, timeless Self
- ಮಹಾಕ್ಷಃ (mahākṣaḥ)He who possesses great, all-seeing eyes
- ಗರುಡಧ್ವಜಃ (garuḍadhvajaḥ)He who has Garuda upon His banner
ಸರ್ವಲಕ್ಷಣಲಕ್ಷಣ್ಯೋ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀವಾನ್ ಸಮಿತಿಞ್ಜಯಃ ॥ ೩೯॥
- ಅತುಲಃ (atulaḥ)Incomparable (one who has no equal or measure)
- ಶರಭಃ (śarabhaḥ)He who shines within mortal bodies (śarīra) or protects like the fierce Śarabha
- ಭೀಮಃ (bhīmaḥ)The Formidable One (inspiring cosmic awe in transgressors)
- ಸಮಯಜ್ಞಃ (samayajñaḥ)Knower of times and ordinances (knowing the exact times of creation, maintenance, and dissolution)
- ಹವಿರ್ಹರಿಃ (havirhariḥ)He who takes the sacrificial offering (or He who is both oblation and remover of sins)
- ಸರ್ವಲಕ್ಷಣಲಕ್ಷಣ್ಯಃ (sarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyaḥ)He who is known through all criteria of knowledge and possesses all auspicious attributes
- ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀವಾನ್ (lakṣmīvān)Possessor of Lakshmi (ever united with supreme glory and Goddess Lakshmi)
- ಸಮಿತಿಞ್ಜಯಃ (samitiñjayaḥ)Victorious in war and assemblies
ಮಹೀಧರೋ ಮಹಾಭಾಗೋ ವೇಗವಾನಮಿತಾಶನಃ ॥ ೪೦॥
- ವಿಕ್ಷರಃ (vikṣaraḥ)the imperishable one (devoid of destruction)
- ರೋಹಿತಃ (rohitaḥ)the red-hued one, or the divine fish (Matsya) incarnation
- ಮಾರ್ಗಃ (mārgaḥ)the path sought by seekers of liberation
- ಹೇತುಃ (hetuḥ)the ultimate cause (both material and instrumental)
- ದಾಮೋದರಃ (dāmodaraḥ)Dāmodara (bound with ropes around the waist, or bearing the worlds in His belly)
- ಸಹಃ (sahaḥ)the patient or all-enduring one (who forgives or subdues all)
- ಮಹೀಧರಃ (mahīdharaḥ)the supporter of the earth (in the form of Varāha or mountains)
- ಮಹಾಭಾಗಃ (mahābhāgaḥ)the supremely fortunate and glorious one
- ವೇಗವಾನ್ (vegavān)the swift one (possessing limitless speed and swiftness)
- ಅಮಿತಾಶನಃ (amitāśanaḥ)the consumer of boundless magnitude (who devours the universe during dissolution)
ಕರಣಂ ಕಾರಣಂ ಕರ್ತಾ ವಿಕರ್ತಾ ಗಹನೋ ಗುಹಃ ॥ ೪೧॥
- ಉದ್ಭವಃ (udbhavaḥ)the source or origin of creation
- ಕ್ಷೋಭಣಃ (kṣobhaṇaḥ)the agitator of primordial spirit and matter
- ದೇವಃ (devaḥ)the resplendent and sportive lord
- ಶ್ರೀಗರ್ಭಃ (śrīgarbhaḥ)one who holds all cosmic opulence within Himself
- ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರಃ (parameśvaraḥ)the supreme sovereign ruler
- ಕರಣಮ್ (karaṇam)the primary instrument of cosmic action
- ಕಾರಣಮ್ (kāraṇam)the causal material and efficient source
- ಕರ್ತಾ (kartā)the independent agent or doer
- ವಿಕರ್ತಾ (vikartā)the creator of manifold diversity
- ಗಹನಃ (gahanaḥ)the unfathomable and inscrutable reality
- ಗುಹಃ (guhaḥ)the concealer who abides in secret
ಪರರ್ದ್ಧಿಃ ಪರಮಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಸ್ತುಷ್ಟಃ ಪುಷ್ಟಃ ಶುಭೇಕ್ಷಣಃ ॥ ೪೨॥
- ವ್ಯವಸಾಯಃ (vyavasāyaḥ)resolve, determination
- ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾನಃ (vyavasthānaḥ)that which is ordered
- ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಃ (saṃsthānaḥ)the abiding ground
- ಸ್ಥಾನದಃ (sthānadaḥ)giver of place
- ಧ್ರುವಃ (dhruvaḥ)fixed
- ಪರರ್ದ್ಧಿಃ (pararddhiḥ)of surpassing increase
- ಪರಮಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಃ (paramaspaṣṭaḥ)supremely manifest
- ತುಷ್ಟಃ (tuṣṭaḥ)contented
- ಪುಷ್ಟಃ (puṣṭaḥ)well nourished
- ಶುಭೇಕ್ಷಣಃ (śubhekṣaṇaḥ)of auspicious glance
ವೀರಃ ಶಕ್ತಿಮತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಧರ್ಮವಿದುತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೪೩॥
- ರಾಮಃ (rāmaḥ)the bliss in whom yogins delight (or Lord Rāma)
- ವಿರಾಮಃ (virāmaḥ)the ultimate resting place where cycle of existence ceases
- ವಿರಜಃ (virajaḥ)the one who is free from rajas (passion and impurity)
- ಮಾರ್ಗಃ (mārgaḥ)the direct path to supreme liberation
- ನೇಯಃ (neyaḥ)the one who is reached through spiritual knowledge
- ನಯಃ (nayaḥ)the leader who guides all beings
- ಅನಯಃ (anayaḥ)the one who has no leader above Him
- ವಿರಾಮಃ (virāmaḥ)[variant reading] the ultimate resting place
- ವಿರತಃ (virataḥ)[variant reading] the one entirely detached from worldly pleasures
- ವೀರಃ (vīraḥ)the heroic one of boundless valour
- ಶಕ್ತಿಮತಾಮ್ (śaktimatām)among all beings endowed with power
- ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ (śreṣṭhaḥ)the foremost or supreme
- ಧರ್ಮಃ (dharmaḥ)righteousness itself and the upholder of all creation
- ಧರ್ಮವಿದುತ್ತಮಃ (dharmaviduttamaḥ)the greatest among all knowers of Dharma
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭಃ ಶತ್ರುಘ್ನೋ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತೋ ವಾಯುರಧೋಕ್ಷಜಃ ॥ ೪೪॥
- ವೈಕುಣ್ಠಃ (vaikuṇṭhaḥ)Vaikuntha (the uniter of disparate elements or Lord of the transcendent realm)
- ಪುರುಷಃ (puruṣaḥ)Purusha (the supreme indwelling spirit existing prior to all)
- ಪ್ರಾಣಃ (prāṇaḥ)Prana (the vital breath or animator of living beings)
- ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ (prāṇadaḥ)Pranada (the bestower of life-force and strength)
- ಪ್ರಣವಃ (praṇavaḥ)Pranava (the sacred syllable Om, praised by all)
- ಪೃಥುಃ (pṛthuḥ)Prithu (the expanded one who manifested as the cosmos)
- ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭಃ (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ)Hiranyagarbha (the golden womb or cause of the cosmic golden egg)
- ಶತ್ರುಘ್ನಃ (śatrughnaḥ)Shatrughna (the destroyer of enemies)
- ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಃ (vyāptaḥ)Vyapta (the all-pervading cause present in all effects)
- ವಾಯುಃ (vāyuḥ)Vayu (the mover who approaches His devotees or functions as cosmic wind)
- ಅಧೋಕ್ಷಜಃ (adhokṣajaḥ)Adhokshaja (He who is beyond sense-perception and never degenerates)
ಉಗ್ರಃ ಸಂವತ್ಸರೋ ದಕ್ಷೋ ವಿಶ್ರಾಮೋ ವಿಶ್ವದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೪೫॥
- ಋತುಃ (ṛtuḥ)The Season (time personified in its periodic divisions)
- ಸುದರ್ಶನಃ (sudarśanaḥ)The Auspiciously-Visioned (whose vision or form bestows liberation)
- ಕಾಲಃ (kālaḥ)Time (the measurer and reckoner of all beings)
- ಪರಮೇಷ್ಠೀ (parameṣṭhī)Abiding in the Supreme Abode (dwelling in His exalted nature or heart-space)
- ಪರಿಗ್ರಹಃ (parigrahaḥ)The All-Embraced Refuge (accepted/grasped on all sides by seekers)
- ಉಗ್ರಃ (ugraḥ)The Formidable (who inspires awe even in celestial powers)
- ಸಂವತ್ಸರಃ (saṃvatsaraḥ)The Year (in whom all created beings reside)
- ದಕ್ಷಃ (dakṣaḥ)The Competent / Efficient (who rapidly manifests as the universe)
- ವಿಶ್ರಾಮಃ (viśrāmaḥ)The Resting Place (who provides ultimate relief from transmigratory life)
- ವಿಶ್ವದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ (viśvadakṣiṇaḥ)The All-Skilled / Most Bountiful (more adept than all in every action)
ಅರ್ಥೋಽನರ್ಥೋ ಮಹಾಕೋಶೋ ಮಹಾಭೋಗೋ ಮಹಾಧನಃ ॥ ೪೬॥
- [ಸಃ] ([saḥ])He
- ವಿಸ್ತಾರಃ (vistāraḥ)the expansion of the universe
- ಸ್ಥಾವರಸ್ಥಾಣುಃ (sthāvarasthāṇuḥ)the motionless pillar within all stable entities
- ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮ್ (pramāṇam)the self-evident authority of valid knowledge
- ಅವ್ಯಯಮ್ (avyayam)imperishable or immutable
- ಬೀಜಮ್ (bījam)the causal seed
- ಅರ್ಥಃ (arthaḥ)the supreme object of desire
- ಅನರ್ಥಃ (anarthaḥ)one who has no unfulfilled desire remaining
- ಮಹಾಕೋಶಃ (mahākośaḥ)he who possesses the great sheaths
- ಮಹಾಭೋಗಃ (mahābhogaḥ)he who possesses supreme enjoyment
- ಮಹಾಧನಃ (mahādhanaḥ)he who possesses great spiritual wealth
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])is
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರನೇಮಿರ್ನಕ್ಷತ್ರೀ ಕ್ಷಮಃ ಕ್ಷಾಮಃ ಸಮೀಹನಃ ॥ ೪೭॥
- ಅನಿರ್ವಿಣ್ಣಃ (anirviṇṇaḥ)unwearied, free from despondency or depression
- ಸ್ಥವಿಷ್ಠಃ (sthaviṣṭhaḥ)most massive, appearing in the immense cosmic form
- ಅಭೂಃ (abhūḥ)birthless, having no origin or material cause
- ಧರ್ಮಯೂಪಃ (dharmayūpaḥ)the sacrificial post to which all righteousness is tied
- ಮಹಾಮಖಃ (mahāmakhaಃ)the great sacrifice
- ನಕ್ಷತ್ರನೇಮಿಃ (nakṣatranemiḥ)the nave or hub of the stellar wheel
- ನಕ್ಷತ್ರೀ (nakṣatrī)lord of the constellations (the Moon)
- ಕ್ಷಮಃ (kṣamaḥ)capable, highly competent, enduring
- ಕ್ಷಾಮಃ (kṣāmaḥ)diminished or solitary residue remaining after cosmic dissolution
- ಸಮೀಹನಃ (samīhanaḥ)one whose intentions and efforts for cosmic creation are well-directed
ಸರ್ವದರ್ಶೀ ವಿಮುಕ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೪೮॥
- ಯಜ್ಞಃ (yajñaḥ)the sacrifice itself
- ಇಜ್ಯಃ (ijyaḥ)the one who ought to be worshipped through sacrifice
- ಮಹೇಜ್ಯಃ (mahejyaḥ)the supreme worshipful Lord
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಕ್ರತುಃ (kratuḥ)the Vedic sacrifice involving a sacrificial post
- ಸತ್ರಮ್ (satram)the extended sacrificial session protecting the virtuous
- ಸತಾಮ್ (satām)of the virtuous seekers
- ಗತಿಃ (gatiḥ)the ultimate refuge or destination
- ಸರ್ವದರ್ಶೀ (sarvadarśī)the all-seeing witness
- ವಿಮುಕ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ (vimuktātmā)the naturally liberated Self
- ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞಃ (sarvajñaḥ)the all-knowing One
- ಉತ್ತಮಮ್ (uttamam)supreme or unexcelled
- ಜ್ಞಾನಮ್ (jñānam)Consciousness or Knowledge
ಮನೋಹರೋ ಜಿತಕ್ರೋಧೋ ವೀರಬಾಹುರ್ವಿದಾರಣಃ ॥ ೪೯॥
- ಸುವ್ರತಃ (suvrataḥ)He who observes auspicious vows or noble resolves
- ಸುಮುಖಃ (sumukhaḥ)He who possesses a gracious and serene face
- ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಃ (sūkṣmaḥ)He who is subtle and beyond sensory perception
- ಸುಘೋಷಃ (sughoṣaḥ)He whose sound or voice (the Veda) is auspicious
- ಸುಖದಃ (sukhadaḥ)He who bestows bliss upon the righteous
- ಸುಹೃತ್ (suhṛt)He who is the disinterested friend of all beings
- ಮನೋಹರಃ (manoharaḥ)He who captivates the mind with supreme beauty
- ಜಿತಕ್ರೋಧಃ (jitakrodhaḥ)He who has completely conquered anger
- ವೀರಬಾಹುಃ (vīrabāhuḥ)He who possesses heroic and mighty arms
- ವಿದಾರಣಃ (vidāraṇaḥ)He who splits asunder the unrighteous
ವತ್ಸರೋ ವತ್ಸಲೋ ವತ್ಸೀ ರತ್ನಗರ್ಭೋ ಧನೇಶ್ವರಃ ॥ ೫೦॥
- ಸ್ವಾಪನಃ (svāpanaḥ)the inducer of sleep or cosmic dissolution
- ಸ್ವವಶಃ (svavaśaḥ)independent / self-controlled
- ವ್ಯಾಪೀ (vyāpī)all-pervading
- ನೈಕಾತ್ಮಾ (naikātmā)having manifold forms or natures
- ನೈಕಕರ್ಮಕೃತ್ (naikakarmakṛt)doer of manifold cosmic actions
- ವತ್ಸರಃ (vatsaraḥ)the abode of all beings / cosmic time
- ವತ್ಸಲಃ (vatsalaḥ)affectionate toward devotees
- ವತ್ಸೀ (vatsī)protector of devotees (as a cow protects her calves)
- ರತ್ನಗರ್ಭಃ (ratnagarbhaḥ)containing treasures within Himself
- ಧನೇಶ್ವರಃ (dhaneśvaraḥ)Lord of all wealth
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])is
ಅವಿಜ್ಞಾತಾ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಂಶುರ್ವಿಧಾತಾ ಕೃತಲಕ್ಷಣಃ ॥ ೫೧॥
- ಧರ್ಮಗುಪ್ (dharmagup)the protector of righteousness
- ಧರ್ಮಕೃತ್ (dharmakṛt)the performer and preserver of Dharma
- ಧರ್ಮೀ (dharmī)the possessor and abode of all virtues
- ಸತ್ (sat)the true existent reality (Brahman)
- ಅಸತ್ (asat)the unmanifest or relative non-existent cause
- ಕ್ಷರಮ್ (kṣaram)the perishable and changing creation
- ಅಕ್ಷರಮ್ (akṣaram)the imperishable and eternal reality
- ಅವಿಜ್ಞಾತಾ (avijñātā)the non-agent who transcends finite empirical cognition
- ಸಹಸ್ರಾಂಶುಃ (sahasrāṃśuḥ)the thousand-rayed one, radiant like the sun
- ವಿಧಾತಾ (vidhātā)the supreme creator and dispenser of cosmic order
- ಕೃತಲಕ್ಷಣಃ (kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ)the maker of sacred marks and scripture, or pure consciousness
ಆದಿದೇವೋ ಮಹಾದೇವೋ ದೇವೇಶೋ ದೇವಭೃದ್ಗುರುಃ ॥ ೫೨॥
- ಗಭಸ್ತಿನೇಮಿಃ (gabhastinemiḥ)He who resides at the center of rays of effulgence
- ಸತ್ತ್ವಸ್ಥಃ (sattvasthaḥ)He who abides in pure Sattva quality or within all beings
- ಸಿಂಹಃ (siṃhaḥ)the lion, who destroys sins and manifests irresistible power
- ಭೂತಮಹೇಶ್ವರಃ (bhūtamahēśvaraḥ)the supreme Lord of all created beings
- ಆದಿದೇವಃ (ādidevaḥ)the primal God, first cause of all divine beings
- ಮಹಾದೇವಃ (mahādevaḥ)the great deity, transcendent in supreme knowledge
- ದೇವೇಶಃ (deveśaḥ)the ruler of the celestial gods
- ದೇವಭೃತ್ (devabhṛt)the protector and sustainer of the gods
- ಗುರುಃ (guruḥ)the supreme spiritual teacher
ಶರೀರಭೂತಭೃದ್ಭೋಕ್ತಾ ಕಪೀನ್ದ್ರೋ ಭೂರಿದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೫೩॥
- ಉತ್ತರಃ (uttaraḥ)the transcendent one or liberator from worldly existence
- ಗೋಪತಿಃ (gopatiḥ)the lord of speech, earth, or cattle
- ಗೋಪ್ತಾ (goptā)the protector of all beings
- ಜ್ಞಾನಗಮ್ಯಃ (jñānagamyaḥ)attainable only through direct spiritual realization
- ಪುರಾತನಃ (purātanaḥ)the ancient one unconditioned by temporal limits
- ಶರೀರಭೂತಭೃತ್ (śarīrabhūtabhṛt)the sustainer of physical sheaths and elemental constituents
- ಭೋಕ್ತಾ (bhoktā)the supreme enjoyer or preserver
- ಕಪೀನ್ದ್ರಃ (kapīndraḥ)the sovereign of monkeys, as in the Rama incarnation
- ಭೂರಿದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ (bhūridakṣiṇaḥ)the granter of abundant rewards and sacrificial fruits
ವಿನಯೋ ಜಯಃ ಸತ್ಯಸನ್ಧೋ ದಾಶಾರ್ಹಃ ಸಾತ್ವತಾಮ್ಪತಿಃ ॥ ೫೪॥ ವಿನಿಯೋಜ್ಯಃ
- ಸೋಮಪಃ (somapaḥ)drinker of the Soma juice in sacrifices
- ಅಮೃತಪಃ (amṛtapaḥ)drinker/enjoyer of the nectar of immortal bliss
- ಸೋಮಃ (somaḥ)Soma (the Moon, or who nourishes plants)
- ಪುರುಜಿತ್ (purujit)conqueror of many foes or worlds
- ಪುರುಸತ್ತಮಃ (purusattamaḥ)the best and most eminent among the many
- ವಿನಯಃ (vinayaḥ)chastiser of evil / embodiment of humility and order
- ಜಯಃ (jayaḥ)victory itself / conqueror of all
- ಸತ್ಯಸನ್ಧಃ (satyasandhaḥ)one whose resolve or vow is always true
- ದಾಶಾರ್ಹಃ (dāśārhaḥ)worthy of worshipful offerings, or born in the Dasharha clan
- ಸಾತ್ವತಾಮ್ (sātvatām)of the Satvatas (devotees or Yadavas)
- ಪತಿಃ (patiḥ)lord / protector
- ವಿನಿಯೋಜ್ಯಃ (viniyojyaḥ)one who appoints all beings to their respective duties
ಅಮ್ಭೋನಿಧಿರನನ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ ಮಹೋದಧಿಶಯೋಽನ್ತಕಃ ॥ ೫೫॥
- ಜೀವಃ (jīvaḥ)the life-giver or the living soul
- ವಿನಯಿತಾ (vinayitā)the guide or teacher of righteous conduct and humility
- ಸಾಕ್ಷೀ (sākṣī)the direct witness of all actions
- ಮುಕುನ್ದಃ (mukundaḥ)the granter of liberation (mukti)
- ಅಮಿತವಿಕ್ರಮಃ (amitavikramaḥ)he whose valor or strides are immeasurable
- ಅಮ್ಭೋನಿಧಿಃ (ambhonidhiḥ)the ocean or repository of all beings and cosmic waters
- ಅನನ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ (anantātmā)the unlimited and boundless Self
- ಮಹೋದಧಿಶಯಃ (mahodadhiśayaḥ)he who reclines upon the great ocean
- ಅನ್ತಕಃ (antakaḥ)the bringer of end or destroyer at cosmic dissolution
ಆನನ್ದೋ ನನ್ದನೋ ನನ್ದಃ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಾ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೫೬॥
- ಅಜಃ (ajaḥ)unborn or born from A (Vishnu)
- ಮಹಾರ್ಹಃ (mahārhaḥ)worthy of supreme worship and reverence
- ಸ್ವಾಭಾವ್ಯಃ (svābhāvyaḥ)inherently self-existent without external cause
- ಜಿತಾಮಿತ್ರಃ (jitāmitraḥ)conqueror of all enemies, internal and external
- ಪ್ರಮೋದನಃ (pramodanaḥ)bestower of joy upon those who meditate on Him
- ಆನನ್ದಃ (ānandaḥ)embodiment of absolute bliss
- ನನ್ದನಃ (nandanaḥ)gladdener and protector of devotees
- ನನ್ದಃ (nandaḥ)endowed with all divine opulences and perfections
- ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಾ (satyadharmā)one whose nature and attributes are immutable truth
- ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮಃ (trivikramaḥ)one who pervaded the three worlds in three strides
ತ್ರಿಪದಸ್ತ್ರಿದಶಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷೋ ಮಹಾಶೃಙ್ಗಃ ಕೃತಾನ್ತಕೃತ್ ॥ ೫೭॥
- ಮಹರ್ಷಿಃ (maharṣiḥ)the great seer
- ಕಪಿಲಾಚಾರ್ಯಃ (kapilācāryaḥ)the preceptor Kapila
- ಕೃತಜ್ಞಃ (kṛtajñaḥ)the knower of creation (or knower of deeds)
- ಮೇದಿನೀಪತಿಃ (medinīpatiḥ)the Lord of the earth
- ತ್ರಿಪದಃ (tripadaḥ)having three steps
- ತ್ರಿದಶಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಃ (tridaśādhyakṣaḥ)the presiding lord of the gods
- ಮಹಾಶೃಙ್ಗಃ (mahāśṛṅgaḥ)having a great horn
- ಕೃತಾನ್ತಕೃತ್ (kṛtāntakṛt)the destroyer of death (or fashioner of the end of creation)
ಗುಹ್ಯೋ ಗಭೀರೋ ಗಹನೋ ಗುಪ್ತಶ್ಚಕ್ರಗದಾಧರಃ ॥ ೫೮॥
- ಮಹಾವರಾಹಃ (mahāvarāhaḥ)the Great Cosmic Boar
- ಗೋವಿನ್ದಃ (govindaḥ)the finder or protector of the earth and Vedic speech
- ಸುಷೇಣಃ (suṣeṇaḥ)he who has a splendid army of divine associates
- ಕನಕಾಙ್ಗದೀ (kanakāṅgadī)he who wears armlets of gold
- ಗುಹ್ಯಃ (guhyaḥ)he who is concealed or known through secret knowledge
- ಗಭೀರಃ (gabhīraḥ)he who is unfathomable in majesty and depth
- ಗಹನಃ (gahanaḥ)he who is inscrutable and difficult to enter
- ಗುಪ್ತಃ (guptaḥ)he who is well-protected or hidden
- ಚಕ್ರಗದಾಧರಃ (cakragadādharaḥ)the wielder of the discus and mace
ವರುಣೋ ವಾರುಣೋ ವೃಕ್ಷಃ ಪುಷ್ಕರಾಕ್ಷೋ ಮಹಾಮನಾಃ ॥ ೫೯॥
- ವೇಧಾಃ (vedhāḥ)the Ordainer who arranges cosmic duties
- ಸ್ವಾಙ್ಗಃ (svāṅgaḥ)He whose body/limbs are self-originated and independent
- ಅಜಿತಃ (ajitaḥ)the Unconquered
- ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ (kṛṣṇaḥ)Krishna, the dark-complexioned and blissful supreme being
- ದೃಢಃ (dṛḍhaḥ)the Firm and immutable
- ಸಙ್ಕರ್ಷಣಃ (saṅkarṣaṇaḥ)Sankarshana, who draws all beings into Himself during dissolution
- ಅಚ್ಯುತಃ (acyutaḥ)the Infallible, who never slips from His divine state
- ವರುಣಃ (varuṇaḥ)Varuna, who envelopes or withdraws His rays
- ವಾರುಣಃ (vāruṇaḥ)the son of Varuna (such as sage Vasishtha or Agastya)
- ವೃಕ್ಷಃ (vṛkṣaḥ)the Tree, standing steadfast as a shelter for all beings
- ಪುಷ್ಕರಾಕ್ಷಃ (puṣkarākṣaḥ)the Lotus-eyed
- ಮಹಾಮನಾಃ (mahāmanāḥ)the Great-minded, whose intellect accomplishes creation by divine will
ಆದಿತ್ಯೋ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರಾದಿತ್ಯಃ ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುರ್ಗತಿಸತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೬೦॥
- ಭಗವಾನ್ (bhagavān)Possessor of divine opulences and knower of cosmic origins and destinies
- ಭಗಹಾ (bhagahā)Withdrawer or destroyer of all opulences at cosmic dissolution
- ಆನನ್ದೀ (ānandī)One whose essential nature is supreme bliss
- ವನಮಾಲೀ (vanamālī)Wearer of the floral garland Vaijayantī
- ಹಲಾಯುಧಃ (halāyudhaḥ)One whose weapon is the plough, in His avatar as Balarāma
- ಆದಿತ್ಯಃ (ādityaḥ)Son of Aditi, incarnated as Vāmana
- ಜ್ಯೋತಿರಾದಿತ್ಯಃ (jyotirādityaḥ)The radiant Āditya residing within the solar sphere
- ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುಃ (sahiṣṇuḥ)Patiently forbearing dualities and the shortcomings of devotees
- ಗತಿಸತ್ತಮಃ (gatisattamaḥ)The highest goal and supreme refuge of all beings
ದಿವಸ್ಪೃಕ್ ಸರ್ವದೃಗ್ವ್ಯಾಸೋ ವಾಚಸ್ಪತಿರಯೋನಿಜಃ ॥ ೬೧॥ (ದಿವಿಸ್ಪೃಕ್)
- ಸುಧನ್ವಾ (sudhanvā)He who possesses a splendid bow (Śārṅga)
- ಖಣ್ಡಪರಶುಃ (khaṇḍaparaśuḥ)He who possesses a battle-axe that breaks foes
- ದಾರುಣಃ (dāruṇaḥ)He who is formidable or relentless towards the unrighteous
- ದ್ರವಿಣಪ್ರದಃ (draviṇapradaḥ)The bestower of wealth and spiritual treasure
- ದಿವಸ್ಪೃಕ್ (divaspṛk)He who touches the heavenly realm
- ಸರ್ವದೃಕ್ (sarvadṛk)The all-seeing omniscient one
- ವ್ಯಾಸಃ (vyāsaḥ)Sage Vyāsa, the arranger of the Vedas
- ವಾಚಸ್ಪತಿಃ (vācaspatiḥ)The master of sacred knowledge and speech
- ಅಯೋನಿಜಃ (ayonijaḥ)The unwomb-born one
ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಕೃಚ್ಛಮಃ ಶಾನ್ತೋ ನಿಷ್ಠಾ ಶಾನ್ತಿಃ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ॥ ೬೨॥
- ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ (trisāmā)praised by three Samas
- ಸಾಮಗಃ (sāmagaḥ)chanter of the Samaveda
- ಸಾಮ (sāma)the Samaveda hymn
- ನಿರ್ವಾಣಮ್ (nirvāṇam)supreme liberation
- ಭೇಷಜಮ್ (bheṣajam)the divine medicine
- ಭಿಷಕ್ (bhiṣak)the divine physician
- ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಕೃತ್ (saṃnyāsakṛt)institutor of renunciation
- ಶಮಃ (śamaḥ)tranquility
- ಶಾನ್ತಃ (śāntaḥ)the serene one
- ನಿಷ್ಠಾ (niṣṭhā)the ultimate abode
- ಶಾನ್ತಿಃ (śāntiḥ)supreme peace
- ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ (parāyaṇam)the ultimate goal
ಗೋಹಿತೋ ಗೋಪತಿರ್ಗೋಪ್ತಾ ವೃಷಭಾಕ್ಷೋ ವೃಷಪ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೬೩॥
- ಶುಭಾಙ್ಗಃ (śubhāṅgaḥ)one having auspicious or captivating limbs
- ಶಾನ್ತಿದಃ (śāntidaḥ)bestower of peace and spiritual tranquility
- ಸ್ರಷ್ಟಾ (sraṣṭā)the creator of all beings
- ಕುಮುದಃ (kumudaḥ)one who delights the earth
- ಕುವಲೇಶಯಃ (kuvaleśayaḥ)one who reposes in waters or upon a water-bed
- ಗೋಹಿತಃ (gohitaḥ)one who brings welfare to cows, earth, and speech
- ಗೋಪತಿಃ (gopatiḥ)the lord and master of cattle and earth
- ಗೋಪ್ತಾ (goptā)the protector of creation
- ವೃಷಭಾಕ್ಷಃ (vṛṣabhākṣaḥ)one whose eyes shower blessings like a bull or represent righteousness
- ವೃಷಪ್ರಿಯಃ (vṛṣapriyaḥ)one to whom virtue and righteousness are dear
ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸವಕ್ಷಾಃ ಶ್ರೀವಾಸಃ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿಃ ಶ್ರೀಮತಾಂವರಃ ॥ ೬೪॥
- ಅನಿವರ್ತೀ (anivartī)one who does not retreat in battle with evil or from dharma
- ನಿವೃತ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ (nivṛttātmā)one whose mind is naturally detached from worldly sense-objects
- ಸಙ್ಕ್ಷೇಪ್ತಾ (saṅkṣeptā)one who contracts or withdraws the creation during cosmic dissolution
- ಕ್ಷೇಮಕೃತ್ (kṣemakṛt)one who preserves and protects the well-being of surrendered devotees
- ಶಿವಃ (śivaḥ)the inherently pure and auspicious one who sanctifies all by His name
- ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸವಕ್ಷಾಃ (śrīvatsavakṣāḥ)one whose chest bears the sacred mark named Śrīvatsa
- ಶ್ರೀವಾಸಃ (śrīvāsaḥ)the eternal dwelling place of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
- ಶ್ರೀಪತಿಃ (śrīpatiḥ)the Lord and consort of Śrī
- ಶ್ರೀಮತಾಮ್ (śrīmatām)of those who are endowed with divine glory, wealth, or Vedic wisdom
- ವರಃ (varaḥ)the foremost or supreme
ಶ್ರೀಧರಃ ಶ್ರೀಕರಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾಁಲ್ಲೋಕತ್ರಯಾಶ್ರಯಃ ॥ ೬೫॥
- ಶ್ರೀದಃ (śrīdaḥ)Giver of prosperity
- ಶ್ರೀಶಃ (śrīśaḥ)Lord of Śrī
- ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಃ (śrīnivāsaḥ)Abode of Śrī
- ಶ್ರೀನಿಧಿಃ (śrīnidhiḥ)Treasury of Śrī
- ಶ್ರೀವಿಭಾವನಃ (śrīvibhāvanaḥ)Dispenser of Śrī
- ಶ್ರೀಧರಃ (śrīdharaḥ)Bearer of Śrī
- ಶ್ರೀಕರಃ (śrīkaraḥ)Bestower of Śrī
- ಶ್ರೇಯಃ (śreyaḥ)Supreme Good
- ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ (śrīmān)Possessor of Śrī
- ಲೋಕತ್ರಯಾಶ್ರಯಃ (lokatrayāśrayaḥ)Refuge of the three worlds
ವಿಜಿತಾತ್ಮಾಽವಿಧೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ ಸತ್ಕೀರ್ತಿಶ್ಛಿನ್ನಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೬೬॥
- ಸ್ವಕ್ಷಃ (svakṣaḥ)one who has beautiful lotus-like eyes
- ಸ್ವಙ್ಗಃ (svaṅgaḥ)one whose limbs are beautifully proportioned
- ಶತಾನನ್ದಃ (śatānandaḥ)one who possesses infinite or hundredfold blisses
- ನನ್ದಿಃ (nandiḥ)one who is the embodiment of supreme joy
- ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಗಣೇಶ್ವರಃ (jyotirgaṇeśvaraḥ)lord of the hosts of luminous celestial bodies
- ವಿಜಿತಾತ್ಮಾ (vijitātmā)one who has completely conquered the self or mind
- ಅವಿಧೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ (avidheyātmā)one whose self is independent and subject to no external control
- ಸತ್ಕೀರ್ತಿಃ (satkīrtiḥ)one of true and righteous renown
- ಛಿನ್ನಸಂಶಯಃ (chinnasaṁśayaḥ)one by whom all doubts are severed and dispelled
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಭೂಶಯೋ ಭೂಷಣೋ ಭೂತಿರ್ವಿಶೋಕಃ ಶೋಕನಾಶನಃ ॥ ೬೭॥
- ಉದೀರ್ಣಃ (udīrṇaḥ)exalted and transcendent above samsara
- ಸರ್ವತಶ್ಚಕ್ಷುಃ (sarvataścakṣuḥ)having eyes in all directions, all-seeing
- ಅನೀಶಃ (anīśaḥ)having no master or ruler above Himself
- ಶಾಶ್ವತಸ್ಥಿರಃ (śāśvatasthiraḥ)eternally changeless and steadfast
- ಭೂಶಯಃ (bhūśayaḥ)reclining on the bare earth
- ಭೂಷಣಃ (bhūṣaṇaḥ)the adorner who decorates the world
- ಭೂತಿಃ (bhūtiḥ)absolute divine glory, wealth, and existence
- ವಿಶೋಕಃ (viśokaḥ)completely free from sorrow
- ಶೋಕನಾಶನಃ (śokanāśanaḥ)the destroyer of sorrow for devotees
ಅನಿರುದ್ಧೋಽಪ್ರತಿರಥಃ ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನೋಽಮಿತವಿಕ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೬೮॥
- ಅರ್ಚಿಷ್ಮಾನ್ (arciṣmān)the radiant one who possesses brilliant rays
- ಅರ್ಚಿತಃ (arcitaḥ)the worshipped one
- ಕುಮ್ಭಃ (kumbhaḥ)the container of all things like a pot
- ವಿಶುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮಾ (viśuddhātmā)he whose nature is completely pure
- ವಿಶೋಧನಃ (viśodhanaಃ)the active purifier of sins
- ಅನಿರುದ್ಧಃ (aniruddhaḥ)the unobstructed one or the Aniruddha manifestation
- ಅಪ್ರತಿರಥಃ (apratirathaḥ)one who has no opposing chariot warrior
- ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನಃ (pradyumnaḥ)one endowed with preeminent wealth or the Pradyumna manifestation
- ಅಮಿತವಿಕ್ರಮಃ (amitavikramaḥ)one of immeasurable prowess
ತ್ರಿಲೋಕಾತ್ಮಾ ತ್ರಿಲೋಕೇಶಃ ಕೇಶವಃ ಕೇಶಿಹಾ ಹರಿಃ ॥ ೬೯॥
- ಕಾಲನೇಮಿನಿಹಾ (kālaneminihā)The slayer of the demon Kālanemi
- ವೀರಃ (vīraḥ)The heroic and courageous one
- ಶೌರಿಃ (śauriḥ)The descendant of Śūra (born as Kṛṣṇa in the Yādava dynasty)
- ಶೂರಜನೇಶ್ವರಃ (śūrajaneśvaraḥ)The lord and master of heroic beings
- ತ್ರಿಲೋಕಾತ್ಮಾ (trilokātmā)The inner Self of the three worlds
- ತ್ರಿಲೋಕೇಶಃ (trilokeśaḥ)The sovereign ruler of the three worlds
- ಕೇಶವಃ (keśavaḥ)Keśava (He who possesses beautiful hair, solar rays, or authority over Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva)
- ಕೇಶಿಹಾ (keśihā)The slayer of the demon Keśin
- ಹರಿಃ (hariḥ)Hari (He who removes bondage and ignorance)
ಅನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯವಪುರ್ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವೀರೋಽನನ್ತೋ ಧನಞ್ಜಯಃ ॥ ೭೦॥
- ಕಾಮದೇವಃ (kāmadevaḥ)The God who fulfills desires or is desired by seekers
- ಕಾಮಪಾಲಃ (kāmapālaḥ)The protector of legitimate desires and righteous ends
- ಕಾಮೀ (kāmī)The possessor of all fulfilled desires (inherently self-satisfied)
- ಕಾನ್ತಃ (kāntaḥ)The supremely attractive and beloved Lord
- ಕೃತಾಗಮಃ (kṛtāgamaḥ)The author and revealer of sacred scriptures
- ಅನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯವಪುಃ (anirdeśyavapuḥ)He whose essential form cannot be defined or delimited
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (viṣṇuḥ)The all-pervading Supreme Spirit
- ವೀರಃ (vīraḥ)The heroic and valiant champion of Dharma
- ಅನನ್ತಃ (anantaḥ)The boundless Lord unlimited by time, space, or entity
- ಧನಞ್ಜಯಃ (dhanañjayaḥ)The conqueror of wealth, manifest as Arjuna
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿದ್ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಜ್ಞೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಪ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೭೧॥
- [ಸಃ] ([saḥ])[He]
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಃ (brahmaṇyaḥ)benefactor of Vedas, tapas, and holy ones
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕೃತ್ (brahmakṛt)author of austerity and Vedas
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ (brahmā)the creator deity Brahma
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ (brahma)the Supreme Reality (Brahman)
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿವರ್ಧನಃ (brahmavivardhanaḥ)one who augments spiritual power and knowledge
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿತ್ (brahmavit)knower of the Vedas
- ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ (brāhmaṇaḥ)one who instructs Vedic truth in the form of a Brahmana
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೀ (brahmī)possessor of Brahman
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಜ್ಞಃ (brahmajñaḥ)knower of the true nature of Brahman
- ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಪ್ರಿಯಃ (brāhmaṇapriyaḥ)one to whom Brahmanas are dear
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಮಹಾಕ್ರತುರ್ಮಹಾಯಜ್ವಾ ಮಹಾಯಜ್ಞೋ ಮಹಾಹವಿಃ ॥ ೭೨॥
- ಮಹಾಕ್ರಮಃ (mahākramaḥ)He who has vast strides
- ಮಹಾಕರ್ಮಾ (mahākarmā)He who performs great cosmic works
- ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಃ (mahātejāḥ)He who possesses supreme brilliance
- ಮಹೋರಗಃ (mahoragaḥ)He who is the great serpent
- ಮಹಾಕ್ರತುಃ (mahākratuḥ)He who is the great Vedic sacrifice
- ಮಹಾಯಜ್ವಾ (mahāyajvā)He who is the great sacrificer
- ಮಹಾಯಜ್ಞಃ (mahāyajñaḥ)He who is the supreme sacrifice
- ಮಹಾಹವಿಃ (mahāhaviḥ)He who is the ultimate sacrificial oblation
ಪೂರ್ಣಃ ಪೂರಯಿತಾ ಪುಣ್ಯಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೀರ್ತಿರನಾಮಯಃ ॥ ೭೩॥
- ಸ್ತವ್ಯಃ (stavyaḥ)worthy of praise
- ಸ್ತವಪ್ರಿಯಃ (stavapriyaḥ)fond of hymns of praise
- ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ (stotram)the hymn of praise
- ಸ್ತುತಿಃ (stutiḥ)the act of praising
- ಸ್ತೋತಾ (stotā)the praiser
- ರಣಪ್ರಿಯಃ (raṇapriyaḥ)fond of battle
- ಪೂರ್ಣಃ (pūrṇaḥ)intrinsically complete or full
- ಪೂರಯಿತಾ (pūrayitā)the fulfiller
- ಪುಣ್ಯಃ (puṇyaḥ)holy or purifying
- ಪುಣ್ಯಕೀರ್ತಿಃ (puṇyakīrtiḥ)one of purifying fame
- ಅನಾಮಯಃ (anāmayaḥ)free from disease or affliction
ವಸುಪ್ರದೋ ವಾಸುದೇವೋ ವಸುರ್ವಸುಮನಾ ಹವಿಃ ॥ ೭೪॥
- ಮನೋಜವಃ (manojavaḥ)He who possesses speed swift as thought
- ತೀರ್ಥಕರಃ (tīrthakaraḥ)The author of sacred sciences (vidyās) and holy places
- ವಸುರೇತಾಃ (vasuretāḥ)He whose seed/creative power is brilliant gold (vasu)
- ವಸುಪ್ರದಃ (vasupradaḥ)The bestower of worldly wealth and prosperity
- ವಸುಪ್ರದಃ (vasupradaḥ)The bestower of ultimate spiritual wealth (Mokṣa)
- ವಾಸುದೇವಃ (vāsudevaḥ)The divine Son of Vasudeva who indwells and envelops all
- ವಸುಃ (vasuḥ)The supreme abode in whom all beings reside
- ವಸುಮನಾಃ (vasumanāḥ)He of magnanimous, pure, and all-encompassing mind
- ಹವಿಃ (haviḥ)The sacrificial oblation itself
ಶೂರಸೇನೋ ಯದುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸನ್ನಿವಾಸಃ ಸುಯಾಮುನಃ ॥ ೭೫॥
- ಸದ್ಗತಿಃ (sadgatiḥ)the supreme goal of the virtuous
- ಸತ್ಕೃತಿಃ (satkṛtiḥ)the benefactor of righteous beings
- ಸತ್ತಾ (sattā)pure absolute existence
- ಸದ್ಭೂತಿಃ (sadbhūtiḥ)the glorious manifestation of the good
- ಸತ್ಪರಾಯಣಃ (satparāyaṇaḥ)the supreme sanctuary for holy souls
- ಶೂರಸೇನಃ (śūrasenaḥ)he who commands heroic armies
- ಯದುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ (yaduśreṣṭhaḥ)the foremost among the Yadu lineage
- ಸನ್ನಿವಾಸಃ (sannivāsaḥ)the abiding dwelling place of the wise
- ಸುಯಾಮುನಃ (suyāmunaḥ)he who is gloriously associated with the Yamuna river
ದರ್ಪಹಾ ದರ್ಪದೋ ದೃಪ್ತೋ ದುರ್ಧರೋಽಥಾಪರಾಜಿತಃ ॥ ೭೬॥
- ಭೂತಾವಾಸಃ (bhūtāvāsaḥ)the abode in which all beings reside
- ವಾಸುದೇವಃ (vāsudevaḥ)the Lord who envelopes the universe and shines
- ಸರ್ವಾಸುನಿಲಯಃ (sarvāsunilayaḥ)the resting place of all life-breaths
- ಅನಲಃ (analaḥ)the limitless one, or the cosmic fire
- ದರ್ಪಹಾ (darpahā)destroyer of unrighteous pride
- ದರ್ಪದಃ (darpadaḥ)bestower of righteous pride or spiritual enthusiasm
- ದೃಪ್ತಃ (dṛptaḥ)ever-satisfied in intrinsic supreme bliss
- ದುರ್ಧರಃ (durdharaḥ)irresistible or difficult to be held in meditation without devotion
- ಅಥ (atha)and, furthermore
- ಅಪರಾಜಿತಃ (aparājitaḥ)unconquered and invincible
ಅನೇಕಮೂರ್ತಿರವ್ಯಕ್ತಃ ಶತಮೂರ್ತಿಃ ಶತಾನನಃ ॥ ೭೭॥
- ವಿಶ್ವಮೂರ್ತಿಃ (viśvamūrtiḥ)He whose form is the universe
- ಮಹಾಮೂರ್ತಿಃ (mahāmūrtiḥ)He who has a majestic form
- ದೀಪ್ತಮೂರ್ತಿಃ (dīptamūrtiḥ)He whose form is luminous
- ಅಮೂರ್ತಿಮಾನ್ (amūrtimān)He who is without physical form
- ಅನೇಕಮೂರ್ತಿಃ (anekamūrtiḥ)He who assumes manifold forms
- ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತಃ (avyaktaḥ)He who is unmanifest
- ಶತಮೂರ್ತಿಃ (śatamūrtiḥ)He who has a hundred forms
- ಶತಾನನಃ (śatānanaḥ)He who has a hundred faces
ಲೋಕಬನ್ಧುರ್ಲೋಕನಾಥೋ ಮಾಧವೋ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲಃ ॥ ೭೮॥
- ಏಕಃ (ekaḥ)the One without a second
- ನೈಕಃ (naikaḥ)the Many (assuming diverse forms)
- ಸವಃ (savaḥ)the Sacrifice / generator
- ಕಃ (kaḥ)Joy / Bliss
- ಕಿಮ್ (kim)the Ultimate Object of Inquiry
- ಯತ್ (yat)the Self-Existent Entity
- ತತ್ (tat)That (all-pervading Supreme Reality)
- ಪದಮ್ (padam)the Goal or Abode
- ಅನುತ್ತಮಮ್ (anuttamam)unsurpassed / supreme
- ಲೋಕಬನ್ಧುಃ (lokabandhuḥ)friend of all worlds
- ಲೋಕನಾಥಃ (lokanāthaḥ)lord and refuge of all worlds
- ಮಾಧವಃ (mādhavaḥ)consort of Lakshmi / descendant of Madhu
- ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲಃ (bhaktavatsalaḥ)affectionate toward devotees
ವೀರಹಾ ವಿಷಮಃ ಶೂನ್ಯೋ ಘೃತಾಶೀರಚಲಶ್ಚಲಃ ॥ ೭೯॥
- ಸುವರ್ಣವರ್ಣಃ (suvarṇavarṇaḥ)having a complexion golden like refined gold
- ಹೇಮಾಙ್ಗಃ (hemāṅgaḥ)having a golden body
- ವರಾಙ್ಗಃ (varāṅgaḥ)having exquisite or auspicious limbs
- ಚನ್ದನಾಙ್ಗದೀ (candanāṅgadī)adorned with sandalwood paste and armlets
- ವೀರಹಾ (vīrahā)slayer of powerful demonic adversaries
- ವಿಷಮಃ (viṣamaḥ)peerless, unequalled by anyone
- ಶೂನ್ಯಃ (śūnyaḥ)devoid of material attributes or empirical limitations
- ಘೃತಾಶೀಃ (ghṛtāśīḥ)one whose benedictions or desires are completely fulfilled
- ಅಚಲಃ (acalaḥ)immovable and unchangeable
- ಚಲಃ (calaḥ)moving in the form of cosmic wind or activity
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಸುಮೇಧಾ ಮೇಧಜೋ ಧನ್ಯಃ ಸತ್ಯಮೇಧಾ ಧರಾಧರಃ ॥ ೮೦॥
- ಅಮಾನೀ (amānī)free from self-conceit or false pride
- ಮಾನದಃ (mānadaḥ)bestower of honor upon others
- ಮಾನ್ಯಃ (mānyaḥ)worthy of universal adoration and respect
- ಲೋಕಸ್ವಾಮೀ (lokasvāmī)supreme master of all realms
- ತ್ರಿಲೋಕಧೃಕ್ (trilokadhṛk)sustainer of the three worlds
- ಸುಮೇಧಾಃ (sumedhāḥ)endowed with pure and auspicious intellect
- ಮೇಧಜಃ (medhajaḥ)born of sacred sacrifice or meditative wisdom
- ಧನ್ಯಃ (dhanyaḥ)ever-fulfilled and possessed of absolute auspiciousness
- ಸತ್ಯಮೇಧಾಃ (satyamedhāḥ)possessed of unfailing and truthful comprehension
- ಧರಾಧರಃ (dharādharaḥ)upholder of the Earth
ಪ್ರಗ್ರಹೋ ನಿಗ್ರಹೋ ವ್ಯಗ್ರೋ ನೈಕಶೃಙ್ಗೋ ಗದಾಗ್ರಜಃ ॥ ೮೧॥
- ತೇಜೋವೃಷಃ (tejovṛṣaḥ)He who showers splendour or light
- ದ್ಯುತಿಧರಃ (dyutidharaḥ)He who possesses or bears brilliant effulgence
- ಸರ್ವಶಸ್ತ್ರಭೃತಾಮ್ (sarvaśastrabhṛtām)among all wielders of weapons
- ವರಃ (varaḥ)the foremost or supreme
- ಪ್ರಗ್ರಹಃ (pragrahaḥ)the controller who holds the reins, or He who receives worship
- ನಿಗ್ರಹಃ (nigrahaḥ)the subduer or restrainer of all
- ವ್ಯಗ್ರಃ (vyagraḥ)He who is without an end, or intensely intent on fulfilling prayers
- ನೈಕಶೃಙ್ಗಃ (naikaśṛṅgaḥ)He who has multiple horns
- ಗದಾಗ್ರಜಃ (gadāgrajaḥ)the elder brother of Gada
ಚತುರಾತ್ಮಾ ಚತುರ್ಭಾವಶ್ಚತುರ್ವೇದವಿದೇಕಪಾತ್ ॥ ೮೨॥
- ಚತುರ್ಮೂರ್ತಿಃ (caturmūrtiḥ)He who possesses four divine forms or cosmic manifestations.
- ಚತುರ್ಬಾಹುಃ (caturbāhuḥ)He who has four arms holding the divine emblems.
- ಚತುರ್ವ್ಯೂಹಃ (caturvyūhaḥ)He who manifests in four cosmic arrays or emanations.
- ಚತುರ್ಗತಿಃ (caturgatiḥ)He who is the ultimate refuge of the four stages of life and social orders.
- ಚತುರಾತ್ಮಾ (caturātmā)He whose inner nature operates through four aspects or internal faculties.
- ಚತುರ್ಭಾವಃ (caturbhāvaḥ)He from whom the four goals of human life originate.
- ಚತುರ್ವೇದವಿದ್ (caturvedavid)He who fully knows the deep truth of the four Vedas.
- ಏಕಪಾತ್ (ekapāt)He who possesses a single foot, whose manifest universe is merely one quarter of His fullness.
ದುರ್ಲಭೋ ದುರ್ಗಮೋ ದುರ್ಗೋ ದುರಾವಾಸೋ ದುರಾರಿಹಾ ॥ ೮೩॥
- ಸಮಾವರ್ತಃ (samāvartaḥ)the efficient rotator of the cycle of existence
- ಅನಿವೃತ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ (anivṛttātmā)He whose essence is never withdrawn or restricted
- ದುರ್ಜಯಃ (durjayaḥ)He who cannot be conquered
- ದುರತಿಕ್ರಮಃ (duratikramaḥ)He whose order cannot be violated
- ದುರ್ಲಭಃ (durlabhaḥ)He who is difficult to attain
- ದುರ್ಗಮಃ (durgamaḥ)He who is difficult to approach
- ದುರ್ಗಃ (durgaḥ)He who is hard to access
- ದುರಾವಾಸಃ (durāvāsaḥ)He whose residence within the heart is hard to establish
- ದುರಾರಿಹಾ (durārihā)He who slays formidable evil enemies
ಇನ್ದ್ರಕರ್ಮಾ ಮಹಾಕರ್ಮಾ ಕೃತಕರ್ಮಾ ಕೃತಾಗಮಃ ॥ ೮೪॥
- ಶುಭಾಙ್ಗಃ (śubhāṅgaḥ)One having auspicious limbs or divine form
- ಲೋಕಸಾರಙ್ಗಃ (lokasāraṅgaḥ)One who extracts the essence of all worlds like a honey-bee
- ಸುತನ್ತುಃ (sutantuḥ)One who possesses the beautiful cosmic thread of existence
- ತನ್ತುವರ್ಧನಃ (tantuvardhanaḥ)One who expands or multiplies the thread of creation
- ಇನ್ದ್ರಕರ್ಮಾ (indrakarmā)One whose acts are noble and grand like Indra's
- ಮಹಾಕರ್ಮಾ (mahākarmā)One who performs mighty, colossal cosmic deeds
- ಕೃತಕರ್ಮಾ (kṛtakarmā)One who has fulfilled all duties and accomplished every task
- ಕೃತಾಗಮಃ (kṛtāgamaḥ)One who has revealed and authored the sacred scriptures
ಅರ್ಕೋ ವಾಜಸನಃ ಶೃಙ್ಗೀ ಜಯನ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವವಿಜ್ಜಯೀ ॥ ೮೫॥
- ಉದ್ಭವಃ (udbhavaḥ)the ultimate origin or source of creation
- ಸುನ್ದರಃ (sundaraḥ)the intrinsically beautiful and charming one
- ಸುನ್ದಃ (sundaḥ)the tenderly compassionate one who melts with mercy
- ರತ್ನನಾಭಃ (ratnanābhaḥ)he whose navel is radiant like a jewel
- ಸುಲೋಚನಃ (sulocanaḥ)he who possesses enchanting eyes
- ಅರ್ಕಃ (arkaḥ)the one worshipped even by venerable beings
- ವಾಜಸನಃ (vājasanaḥ)the giver of food and spiritual nourishment
- ಶೃಙ್ಗೀ (śṛṅgī)the horned lord, referring to the Matsya avatar
- ಜಯನ್ತಃ (jayantaḥ)the naturally victorious conqueror of obstacles
- ಸರ್ವವಿಜ್ಜಯೀ (sarvavijjayī)he who is all-knowing and completely victorious
ಮಹಾಹ್ರದೋ ಮಹಾಗರ್ತೋ ಮಹಾಭೂತೋ ಮಹಾನಿಧಿಃ ॥ ೮೬॥
- ಸುವರ್ಣಬಿನ್ದುಃ (suvarṇabinduḥ)He whose limbs or Vedic syllables shine like pure gold
- ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ (akṣobhyaḥ)He who cannot be agitated by passions, sense-objects, or demons
- ಸರ್ವವಾಗೀಶ್ವರೇಶ್ವರಃ (sarvavāgīśvareśvaraḥ)The supreme master of all lords of eloquence and knowledge
- ಮಹಾಹ್ರದಃ (mahāhradaḥ)The great lake of supreme bliss wherein spiritual seekers submerge themselves
- ಮಹಾಗರ್ತಃ (mahāgartaḥ)The great abyss whose deceptive illusion is fathomless and difficult to cross
- ಮಹಾಭೂತಃ (mahābhūtaḥ)The supreme great Being unconditioned by time and space
- ಮಹಾನಿಧಿಃ (mahānidhiḥ)The great treasure-house in which all beings and elements rest
ಅಮೃತಾಶೋಽಮೃತವಪುಃ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞಃ ಸರ್ವತೋಮುಖಃ ॥ ೮೭॥
- ಕುಮುದಃ (kumudaḥ)He who delights the earth by relieving her burdens
- ಕುನ್ದರಃ (kundaraḥ)He who bestows boons as pure as the Kunda flower
- ಕುನ್ದಃ (kundaḥ)He who possesses a pure, jasmine-like form or grants earth
- ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯಃ (parjanyaḥ)He who is like a rain-cloud showering grace and extinguishing miseries
- ಪಾವನಃ (pāvanaḥ)He who purifies all beings upon remembrance
- ಅನಿಲಃ (anilaḥ)He who requires no external motivation, or is ever vigilant
- ಅಮೃತಾಶಃ (amṛtāśaḥ)He who consumes or enjoys immortal bliss
- ಅಮೃತವಪುಃ (amṛtavapuḥ)He whose subtle form is deathless and undecaying
- ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞಃ (sarvajñaḥ)He who is omniscient, knowing all directly
- ಸರ್ವತೋಮುಖಃ (sarvatomukhaḥ)He who faces all directions simultaneously
ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧೋಽದುಮ್ಬರೋಽಶ್ವತ್ಥಶ್ಚಾಣೂರಾನ್ಧ್ರನಿಷೂದನಃ ॥ ೮೮॥
- ಸುಲಭಃ (sulabhaḥ)easily attainable through simple devotion
- ಸುವ್ರತಃ (suvrataḥ)observing pure auspicious vows or accepting pure rites
- ಸಿದ್ಧಃ (siddhaḥ)eternally accomplished and omnipotent
- ಶತ್ರುಜಿತ್ (śatrujit)conqueror of enemies
- ಶತ್ರುತಾಪನಃ (śatrutāpanaḥ)tormentor of unrighteous adversaries
- ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧಃ (nyagrodhaḥ)the banyan tree that grows downward and encompasses all
- ಉದುಮ್ಬರಃ (udumbaraḥ)the Audumbara tree or transcendent beyond sky
- ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಃ (aśvatthaḥ)the sacred fig tree or the transient cosmic tree
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಚಾಣೂರಾನ್ಧ್ರನಿಷೂದನಃ (cāṇūrāndhraniṣūdanaḥ)slayer of Chanura, the wrestler of the Andhra region
ಅಮೂರ್ತಿರನಘೋಽಚಿನ್ತ್ಯೋ ಭಯಕೃದ್ಭಯನಾಶನಃ ॥ ೮೯॥
- ಸಹಸ್ರಾರ್ಚಿಃ (sahasrārcih)He who possesses thousands of rays of brilliance
- ಸಪ್ತಜಿಹ್ವಃ (saptajihvaḥ)He who has seven flames/tongues of fire (as Agni)
- ಸಪ್ತೈಧಾಃ (saptaidhāḥ)He who possesses seven kinds of fuel or brilliance
- ಸಪ್ತವಾಹನಃ (saptavāhanaḥ)He whose chariot is drawn by seven horses (as Sūrya)
- ಅಮೂರ್ತಿಃ (amūrtiḥ)He who is formless or devoid of a finite material body
- ಅನಘಃ (anaghaḥ)He who is free from sin, fault, or sorrow
- ಅಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಃ (acintyaḥ)He who is inconceivable and beyond sensory/mental grasp
- ಭಯಕೃತ್ (bhayakṛt)He who causes fear in the unrighteous (or cuts away fear)
- ಭಯನಾಶನಃ (bhayanāśanaḥ)He who destroys the fears of his devotees
ಅಧೃತಃ ಸ್ವಧೃತಃ ಸ್ವಾಸ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಗ್ವಂಶೋ ವಂಶವರ್ಧನಃ ॥ ೯೦॥
- ಅಣುಃ (aṇuḥ)subtle, imperceptibly small
- ಬೃಹತ್ (bṛhat)immense, vast
- ಕೃಶಃ (kṛśaḥ)slender, non-material
- ಸ್ಥೂಲಃ (sthūlaḥ)gross, manifest as the cosmos
- ಗುಣಭೃತ್ (guṇabhṛt)supporter of cosmic attributes or qualities
- ನಿರ್ಗುಣಃ (nirguṇaḥ)devoid of material qualities
- ಮಹಾನ್ (mahān)great, supreme
- ಅಧೃತಃ (adhṛtaḥ)unsupported by external entities
- ಸ್ವಧೃತಃ (svadhṛtaḥ)self-supported
- ಸ್ವಾಸ್ಯಃ (svāsyaḥ)having an auspicious, beautiful face
- ಪ್ರಾಗ್ವಂಶಃ (prāgvaṁśaḥ)having a lineage prior to all existing lineages
- ವಂಶವರ್ಧನಃ (vaṁśavardhanaḥ)augmentor of the cosmic lineage
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಆಶ್ರಮಃ ಶ್ರಮಣಃ ಕ್ಷಾಮಃ ಸುಪರ್ಣೋ ವಾಯುವಾಹನಃ ॥ ೯೧॥
- ಭಾರಭೃತ್ (bhārabhṛt)bearer of the weight of the earth
- ಕಥಿತಃ (kathitaḥ)declared or famed in the scriptures
- ಯೋಗೀ (yogī)the embodiment of Yoga
- ಯೋಗೀಶಃ (yogīśaḥ)the Lord of all yogis
- ಸರ್ವಕಾಮದಃ (sarvakāmadaḥ)bestower of all desires
- ಆಶ್ರಮಃ (āśramaḥ)the resting place or spiritual refuge
- ಶ್ರಮಣಃ (śramaṇaḥ)the afflicter of non-discriminating beings
- ಕ್ಷಾಮಃ (kṣāmaḥ)the diminisher who reduces all at dissolution
- ಸುಪರ್ಣಃ (suparṇaḥ)having beautiful leaves in the form of Vedic hymns
- ವಾಯುವಾಹನಃ (vāyuvāhanaḥ)having air as vehicle or impelling the wind
ಅಪರಾಜಿತಃ ಸರ್ವಸಹೋ ನಿಯನ್ತಾಽನಿಯಮೋಽಯಮಃ ॥ ೯೨॥
- ಧನುರ್ಧರಃ (dhanurdharaḥ)the wielder of the bow
- ಧನುರ್ವೇದಃ (dhanurvedaḥ)the science of archery
- ದಣ್ಡಃ (daṇḍaḥ)the rod of punishment or law
- ದಮಯಿತಾ (damayitā)the subduer or chastiser
- ದಮಃ (damaḥ)self-control or restraint
- ಅಪರಾಜಿತಃ (aparājitaḥ)the unconquered or invincible one
- ಸರ್ವಸಹಃ (sarvasahaḥ)the all-enduring or capable of all actions
- ನಿಯನ್ತಾ (niyantā)the sovereign controller
- ಅನಿಯಮಃ (aniyamaḥ)one who is unconstrained by any higher rule
- ಅಯಮಃ (ayamaḥ)one beyond death or external subjugation
ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಾರ್ಹೋಽರ್ಹಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಕೃತ್ ಪ್ರೀತಿವರ್ಧನಃ ॥ ೯೩॥
- ಸತ್ತ್ವವಾನ್ (sattvavān)possessor of strength, prowess, or essential existence (sattva)
- ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕಃ (sāttvikaḥ)established in pure sattva-guṇa
- ಸತ್ಯಃ (satyaḥ)the ultimate reality, or benevolent to the virtuous
- ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಪರಾಯಣಃ (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ)devoted to truth and righteousness
- ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಃ (abhiprāyaḥ)the ultimate intended goal sought by all seekers
- ಪ್ರಿಯಾರ್ಹಃ (priyārhaḥ)deserving of beloved offerings
- ಅರ್ಹಃ (arhaḥ)worthy of supreme worship
- ಪ್ರಿಯಕೃತ್ (priyakṛt)doer of what is pleasing and beneficial to devotees
- ಪ್ರೀತಿವರ್ಧನಃ (prātivardhanaḥ)increaser of spiritual joy and love
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ರವಿರ್ವಿರೋಚನಃ ಸೂರ್ಯಃ ಸವಿತಾ ರವಿಲೋಚನಃ ॥ ೯೪॥
- ವಿಹಾಯಸಗತಿಃ (vihāyasagatiḥ)He whose movement or abode is in space/sky
- ಜ್ಯೋತಿಃ (jyotiḥ)Self-luminous light
- ಸುರುಚಿಃ (suruciḥ)He of brilliant radiance or divine will
- ಹುತಭುಕ್ (hutabhuk)The consumer/enjoyer of sacrificial offerings
- ವಿಭುಃ (vibhuḥ)The all-pervading Master
- ರವಿಃ (raviḥ)The sun, who absorbs fluids and energy
- ವಿರೋಚನಃ (virocanaḥ)He who shines in manifold ways
- ಸೂರ್ಯಃ (sūryaḥ)The generator of light and life
- ಸವಿತಾ (savitā)The progenitor who brings forth all worlds
- ರವಿಲೋಚನಃ (ravilocanaḥ)He who has the sun as His eye
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಅನಿರ್ವಿಣ್ಣಃ ಸದಾಮರ್ಷೀ ಲೋಕಾಧಿಷ್ಠಾನಮದ್ಭುತಃ ॥ ೯೫॥
- ಅನನ್ತಃ (anantaḥ)The Limitless or Endless One
- ಹುತಭುಕ್ (hutabhuk)The Consumer of sacrificial offerings
- ಭೋಕ್ತಾ (bhoktā)The supreme Enjoyer or Experiencer
- ಸುಖದಃ (sukhadaḥ)The Bestower of bliss and liberation
- ನೈಕಜಃ (naikajaḥ)The One born in manifold incarnations
- ಅಗ್ರಜಃ (agrajaḥ)The First-born, preceding all creation
- ಅನಿರ್ವಿಣ್ಣಃ (anirviṇṇaḥ)The One free from sorrow or despondency
- ಸದಾಮರ್ಷೀ (sadāmarṣī)The One ever-patient toward the righteous (or ever-intolerant toward evil)
- ಲೋಕಾಧಿಷ್ಠಾನಮ್ (lokādhiṣṭhānam)The ultimate Substratum or Abode of all worlds
- ಅದ್ಭುತಃ (adbhutaḥ)The Marvellous or Wondrous One
ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿದಃ ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕೃತ್ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಭುಕ್ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೯೬॥
- ಸನಾತ್ (sanāt)eternity or eternal time
- ಸನಾತನತಮಃ (sanātanatamaḥ)the most ancient, prior to all eternal entities
- ಕಪಿಲಃ (kapilaḥ)Kapila (the reddish-brown illumined sage)
- ಕಪಿಃ (kapiḥ)Kapi (the Sun who drinks water, or Varaha)
- ಅವ್ಯಯಃ (avyayaḥ)imperishable and immutable
- ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿದಃ (svastidaḥ)giver of auspiciousness and welfare
- ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕೃತ್ (svastikṛt)doer or creator of auspiciousness
- ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ (svasti)auspiciousness and supreme bliss itself
- ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಭುಕ್ (svastibhuk)enjoyer or protector of auspiciousness
- ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ (svastidakṣiṇaḥ)dexterous or quick in bestowing auspiciousness
ಶಬ್ದಾತಿಗಃ ಶಬ್ದಸಹಃ ಶಿಶಿರಃ ಶರ್ವರೀಕರಃ ॥ ೯೭॥
- [ಸಃ] ([saḥ])[He]
- ಅರೌದ್ರಃ (araudraḥ)free from fierce wrath or attachment
- ಕುಣ್ಡಲೀ (kuṇḍalī)adorned with earrings
- ಚಕ್ರೀ (cakrī)wielder of the Sudarśana discus
- ವಿಕ್ರಮೀ (vikramī)endowed with heroic strides or valor
- ಊರ್ಜಿತಶಾಸನಃ (ūrjitaśāsanaḥ)whose commands and scriptures are exalted and unassailable
- ಶಬ್ದಾತಿಗಃ (śabdātigaḥ)transcending sound or words
- ಶಬ್ದಸಹಃ (śabdasahaḥ)enduring words or revealed by sacred Vedic sound
- ಶಿಶಿರಃ (śiśiraḥ)a cool and refreshing refuge
- ಶರ್ವರೀಕರಃ (śarvarīkaraḥ)creator of night or dissolution
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ವಿದ್ವತ್ತಮೋ ವೀತಭಯಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಶ್ರವಣಕೀರ್ತನಃ ॥ ೯೮॥
- ಅಕ್ರೂರಃ (akrūraḥ)one who is non-cruel, gentle, and devoid of anger
- ಪೇಶಲಃ (peśalaḥ)one who is charming and handsome in action, speech, mind, and form
- ದಕ್ಷಃ (dakṣaḥ)one who is prompt, efficient, and inherently competent
- ದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ (dakṣiṇaḥ)one who is amiable, liberal, and skillful in conduct
- ಕ್ಷಮಿಣಾಮ್ (kṣamiṇām)of those who possess patience or forgiveness
- ವರಃ (varaḥ)the foremost or best
- ವಿದ್ವತ್ತಮಃ (vidvattamaḥ)the most learned, possessing supreme omniscience
- ವೀತಭಯಃ (vītabhayaḥ)one from whom fear has departed and who removes fear in others
- ಪುಣ್ಯಶ್ರವಣಕೀರ್ತನಃ (puṇyaśravaṇakīrtanaḥ)one hearing and singing of whom bestows merit
ವೀರಹಾ ರಕ್ಷಣಃ ಸನ್ತೋ ಜೀವನಃ ಪರ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೯೯॥
- ಉತ್ತಾರಣಃ (uttāraṇaḥ)one who enables beings to cross the ocean of transmigratory existence
- ದುಷ್ಕೃತಿಹಾ (duṣkṛtihā)destroyer of evil actions or evil-doers
- ಪುಣ್ಯಃ (puṇyaḥ)pure one or bestower of holiness upon remembrance
- ದುಃಸ್ವಪ್ನನಾಶನಃ (duḥsvapnanāśanaḥ)destroyer of bad dreams and evil omens
- ವೀರಹಾ (vīrahā)slayer of unrighteous demon-heroes or liberator of bound souls
- ರಕ್ಷಣಃ (rakṣaṇaḥ)protector of the three worlds
- ಸನ್ತಃ (santaḥ)the virtuous one or existence itself
- ಜೀವನಃ (jīvanaḥ)enlivener who supports all life as vital breath
- ಪರ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ (paryavasthitaḥ)one who remains pervading everywhere
- [ಅಸ್ತಿ] ([asti])[is]
ಚತುರಶ್ರೋ ಗಭೀರಾತ್ಮಾ ವಿದಿಶೋ ವ್ಯಾದಿಶೋ ದಿಶಃ ॥ ೧೦೦॥
- ಅನನ್ತರೂಪಃ (anantarūpaḥ)He whose forms are infinite
- ಅನನ್ತಶ್ರೀಃ (anantaśrīḥ)He whose glory and opulence are boundless
- ಜಿತಮನ್ಯುಃ (jitamanyuḥ)He who has conquered anger
- ಭಯಾಪಹಃ (bhayāpahaḥ)He who destroys fear
- ಚತುರಶ್ರಃ (caturaśraḥ)He who is fair and impartial in dispensing justice
- ಗಭೀರಾತ್ಮಾ (gabhīrātmā)He whose essential nature is unfathomable
- ವಿದಿಶಃ (vidiśaḥ)He who bestows varied fruits according to fitness
- ವ್ಯಾದಿಶಃ (vyādiśaḥ)He who issues commands to celestial deities
- ದಿಶಃ (diśaḥ)He who points out duty through the Vedas
ಜನನೋ ಜನಜನ್ಮಾದಿರ್ಭೀಮೋ ಭೀಮಪರಾಕ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೧೦೧॥
- ಅನಾದಿಃ (anādiḥ)beginningless, having no origin
- ಭೂರ್ಭುವಃ (bhūrbhuvaḥ)the support of the earth which supports all
- ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಃ (lakṣmīḥ)supreme splendour and glory of the universe
- ಸುವೀರಃ (suvīraḥ)possessing noble heroic manifestations
- ರುಚಿರಾಙ್ಗದಃ (rucirāṅgadaḥ)adorned with radiant armlets
- ಜನನಃ (jananaḥ)the creator of all living beings
- ಜನಜನ್ಮಾದಿಃ (janajanmādiḥ)the prime origin of the birth of embodied beings
- ಭೀಮಃ (bhīmaḥ)awe-inspiring, terrifying to evil-doers
- ಭೀಮಪರಾಕ್ರಮಃ (bhīmaparākramaḥ)possessing formidable and overwhelming prowess
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಗಃ ಸತ್ಪಥಾಚಾರಃ ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ ಪ್ರಣವಃ ಪಣಃ ॥ ೧೦೨॥
- ಆಧಾರನಿಲಯಃ (ādhāranilayaḥ)The support and abode of all fundamental elements
- ಅಧಾತಾ (adhātā)One who has no support above Himself, self-sustained
- ಪುಷ್ಪಹಾಸಃ (puṣpahāsaḥ)One whose manifestation as the universe is like the blooming of a flower
- ಪ್ರಜಾಗರಃ (prajāgaraḥ)One who is eternally awake as pure awareness
- ಊರ್ಧ್ವಗಃ (ūrdhvagaḥ)One who stays above all material creation
- ಸತ್ಪಥಾಚಾರಃ (satpathācāraḥ)One who walks and establishes the righteous path
- ಪ್ರಾಣದಃ (prāṇadaḥ)The bestower of life-force and vital breath
- ಪ್ರಣವಃ (praṇavaḥ)The sacred sound Om and the target of eternal praise
- ಪಣಃ (paṇaḥ)The dispenser of the fruits of actions
ತತ್ತ್ವಂ ತತ್ತ್ವವಿದೇಕಾತ್ಮಾ ಜನ್ಮಮೃತ್ಯುಜರಾತಿಗಃ ॥ ೧೦೩॥
- ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮ್ (pramāṇam)the standard of truth / self-evident authority
- ಪ್ರಾಣನಿಲಯಃ (prāṇanilayaḥ)the abode or resting place of the vital energies
- ಪ್ರಾಣಭೃತ್ (prāṇabhṛt)the sustainer of the vital airs
- ಪ್ರಾಣಜೀವನಃ (prāṇajīvanaḥ)the enlivener of the vital airs
- ತತ್ತ್ವಮ್ (tattvam)the essential reality / ultimate truth
- ತತ್ತ್ವವಿದ್ (tattvavid)the knower of the ultimate reality
- ಏಕಾತ್ಮಾ (ekātmā)the sole supreme Spirit / non-dual Self
- ಜನ್ಮಮೃತ್ಯುಜರಾತಿಗಃ (janmamṛtyujarātigaḥ)one who transcends birth, death, and old age
ಯಜ್ಞೋ ಯಜ್ಞಪತಿರ್ಯಜ್ವಾ ಯಜ್ಞಾಙ್ಗೋ ಯಜ್ಞವಾಹನಃ ॥ ೧೦೪॥
- ಭೂರ್ಭುವಃಸ್ವಸ್ತರುಃ (bhūrbhuvaḥsvastaruḥ)the tree of the three worlds (Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah)
- ತಾರಃ (tāraḥ)the deliverer who carries souls across samsara
- ಸವಿತಾ (savitā)the progenitor or creator of all worlds
- ಪ್ರಪಿತಾಮಹಃ (prapitāmahaḥ)the great-grandfather (father of Brahma)
- ಯಜ್ಞಃ (yajñaḥ)the sacrifice personified
- ಯಜ್ಞಪತಿಃ (yajñapatiḥ)the lord and protector of sacrifices
- ಯಜ್ವಾ (yajvā)the active performer of sacrifice
- ಯಜ್ಞಾಙ್ಗಃ (yajñāṅgaḥ)he whose limbs are the components of sacrifice
- ಯಜ್ಞವಾಹನಃ (yajñavāhanaḥ)the bearer or sustainer of sacrifice
ಯಜ್ಞಾನ್ತಕೃದ್ ಯಜ್ಞಗುಹ್ಯಮನ್ನಮನ್ನಾದ ಏವ ಚ ॥ ೧೦೫॥
- ಯಜ್ಞಭೃತ್ (yajñabhṛt)Sustainer or protector of sacrifices
- ಯಜ್ಞಕೃತ್ (yajñakṛt)Creator or performer of sacrifice
- ಯಜ್ಞೀ (yajñī)Master/Owner for whose sake sacrifice is performed
- ಯಜ್ಞಭುಕ್ (yajñabhuk)Receiver or enjoyer of oblations
- ಯಜ್ಞಸಾಧನಃ (yajñasādhanaḥ)He whose instrument/means is sacrifice, or who makes sacrifice effective
- ಯಜ್ಞಾನ್ತಕೃತ್ (yajñāntakṛt)Fulfiller or completer of sacrifice (bestower of its final fruit)
- ಯಜ್ಞಗುಹ್ಯಮ್ (yajñaguhyam)The esoteric core or secret knowledge of sacrifice
- ಅನ್ನಮ್ (annam)Food (that which is experienced/consumed)
- ಅನ್ನಾದಃ (annādaḥ)Eater of food (the experiencing consciousness)
- ಏವ (eva)indeed, alone
- ಚ (ca)and
ದೇವಕೀನನ್ದನಃ ಸ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ಕ್ಷಿತೀಶಃ ಪಾಪನಾಶನಃ ॥ ೧೦೬॥
- ಆತ್ಮಯೋನಿಃ (ātmayoniḥ)self-cause, the material cause of Himself
- ಸ್ವಯಮ್ (svayam)spontaneously, by Himself
- ಜಾತಃ (jātaḥ)manifested, born
- ವೈಖಾನಃ (vaikhānaḥ)excavator of the earth (in Varāha form)
- ಸಾಮಗಾಯನಃ (sāmagāyanaḥ)chanter of the Sāma Veda hymns
- ದೇವಕೀನನ್ದನಃ (devakīnandanaḥ)delight and son of Devakī
- ಸ್ರಷ್ಟಾ (sraṣṭā)creator of the universe
- ಕ್ಷಿತೀಶಃ (kṣitīśaḥ)lord and ruler of the earth
- ಪಾಪನಾಶನಃ (pāpanāśanaḥ)destroyer of sins
ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಹರಣಾಯುಧಃ ॥ ೧೦೭॥
- ಶಙ್ಖಭೃತ್ (śaṅkhabhṛt)bearer of the conch (Pāñcajanya)
- ನನ್ದಕೀ (nandakī)wielder of the sword named Nandaka
- ಚಕ್ರೀ (cakrī)wielder of the discus (Sudarśana)
- ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ (śārṅgadhanvā)armed with the bow made of horn named Śārङ्ग
- ಗದಾಧರಃ (gadādharaḥ)holder of the mace (Kaumodakī)
- ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿಃ (rathāṅgapāṇiḥ)holding a chariot wheel in His hand
- ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ (akṣobhyaḥ)unshakeable, unagitated by any power
- ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಹರಣಾಯುಧಃ (sarvapraharaṇāyudhaḥ)having all offensive instruments as His weapons
ವನಮಾಲೀ ಗದೀ ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗೀ ಶಙ್ಖೀ ಚಕ್ರೀ ಚ ನನ್ದಕೀ ।
ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಾಸುದೇವೋಽಭಿರಕ್ಷತು ॥ ೧೦೮॥
- ವನಮಾಲೀ (vanamālī)forest garland wearer (vana:forest | mālī:garland wearer)
- ಗದೀ (gadī)mace holder
- ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗೀ (śārṅgī)bow holder
- ಶಙ್ಖೀ (śaṅkhī)conch holder
- ಚಕ್ರೀ (cakrī)disc holder
- ಚ (ca)and
- ನನ್ದಕೀ (nandakī)sword holder
- ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ (śrīmān)prosperous
- ನಾರಾಯಣಃ (nārāyaṇaḥ)Narayana
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (viṣṇuḥ)Vishnu
- ವಾಸುದೇವಃ (vāsudevaḥ)Vasudeva
- ಅಭಿರಕ್ಷತು (abhirakṣatu)may protect
ಉತ್ತರನ್ಯಾಸಃ, ಫಲಶ್ರುತಿಃ
- ಶ್ರೀವಾಸುದೇವಃ (śrīvāsudevaḥ)The glorious Vāsudeva (Lord Viṣṇu)
- ಅಭಿರಕ್ಷತು (abhirakṣatu)may he protect completely
- ಓಂ (om)Om, the supreme sacred syllable
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutation / obeisance
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus (marking completion of repetition)
- ಉತ್ತರನ್ಯಾಸಃ (uttaranyāsaḥ)the concluding ritual placement (Uttara-nyāsa)
- ಫಲಶ್ರುತಿಃ (phalaśrutiḥ)the statement of fruits of recitation (Phala-śruti)
ಇತೀದಂ ಕೀರ್ತನೀಯಸ್ಯ ಕೇಶವಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ನಾಮ್ನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಂ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಾಮಶೇಷೇಣ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧॥
- ಭೀಷ್ಮಃ (bhīṣmaḥ)Bhishma
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಇದಮ್ (idam)this
- ಕೀರ್ತನೀಯಸ್ಯ (kīrtanīyasya)of Him who is worthy of praise
- ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ (mahātmanaḥ)of the great-souled one
- ಕೇಶವಸ್ಯ (keśavasya)of Keshava
- ದಿವ್ಯಾನಾಮ್ (divyānām)of divine
- ನಾಮ್ನಾಮ್ (nāmnām)names
- ಸಹಸ್ರಮ್ (sahasram)thousand
- ಅಶೇಷೇಣ (aśeṣeṇa)completely
- ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಮ್ (prakīrtitam)recounted
ನಾಶುಭಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಕಿಞ್ಚಿತ್ಸೋಽಮುತ್ರೇಹ ಚ ಮಾನವಃ ॥ ೨॥
- ಯ (ya)who
- ಇದಂ (idaṃ)this
- ಶೃಣುಯಾತ್ (śṛṇuyāt)hears
- ನಿತ್ಯಂ (nityaṃ)daily
- ಯಶ್ಚ (yaśca)and whoever (yaḥ:who | ca:and)
- ಅಪಿ (api)also
- ಪರಿಕೀರ್ತಯೇತ್ (parikīrtayet)recites
- ನ (na)not
- ಅಶುಭಂ (aśubhaṃ)evil
- ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ (prāpnuyāt)attains
- ಕಿಞ್ಚಿತ್ (kiñcit)any
- ಸಃ (saḥ)he
- ಅಮುತ್ರ (amutra)in the next world
- ಇಹ (iha)in this world
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಮಾನವಃ (mānavaḥ)man
ವೈಶ್ಯೋ ಧನಸಮೃದ್ಧಃ ಸ್ಯಾಚ್ಛೂದ್ರಃ ಸುಖಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೩॥
- ವೇದಾನ್ತಗಃ (vedāntagaḥ)knower of Vedanta (veda:Veda | anta:end | gaḥ:knower)
- ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ (brāhmaṇaḥ)Brahmin
- ಸ್ಯಾತ್ (syāt)will be
- ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಃ (kṣatriyaḥ)Kshatriya
- ವಿಜಯೀ (vijayī)victorious
- ಭವೇತ್ (bhavet)will become
- ವೈಶ್ಯಃ (vaiśyaḥ)Vaisya
- ಧನಸಮೃದ್ಧಃ (dhanasamṛddhaḥ)wealthy (dhana:wealth | samṛddhaḥ:prosperous)
- ಸ್ಯಾತ್ (syāt)will be
- ಶೂದ್ರಃ (śūdraḥ)Shudra
- ಸುಖಮ್ (sukham)pleasure
- ಅವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ (avāpnuyāt)will obtain
ಕಾಮಾನವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಕಾಮೀ ಪ್ರಜಾರ್ಥೀ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಪ್ರಜಾಮ್ ॥ ೪॥
- ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥೀ (dharmārthī)seeker of righteousness (dharma:righteousness | arthī:seeker)
- ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ (prāpnuyāt)may obtain
- ಧರ್ಮಮ್ (dharmam)righteousness
- ಅರ್ಥಾರ್ಥೀ (arthārthī)seeker of wealth (artha:wealth | arthī:seeker)
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಅರ್ಥಮ್ (artham)wealth
- ಆಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ (āpnuyāt)may obtain
- ಕಾಮಾನ್ (kāmān)desires
- ಅವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ (avāpnuyāt)may obtain
- ಕಾಮೀ (kāmī)desirous person
- ಪ್ರಜಾರ್ಥೀ (prajārthī)seeker of progeny (prajā:progeny | arthī:seeker)
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಆಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ (āpnuyāt)may obtain
- ಪ್ರಜಾಮ್ (prajām)progeny
ಸಹಸ್ರಂ ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ನಾಮ್ನಾಮೇತತ್ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಯೇತ್ ॥ ೫॥
- ಭಕ್ತಿಮಾನ್ (bhaktimān)devoted
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಸದಾ (sadā)always
- ಉತ್ಥಾಯ (utthāya)getting up
- ಶುಚಿಃ (śuciḥ)pure
- ತತ್ (tat)that
- ಗತ (gata)gone
- ಮಾನಸಃ (mānasaḥ)mind
- ಸಹಸ್ರಂ (sahasraṃ)thousand
- ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ (vāsudevasya)of Vasudeva
- ನಾಮ್ನಾಮ್ (nāmnām)names
- ಏತತ್ (etat)this
- ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಯೇತ್ (prakīrtayet)should recite
ಅಚಲಾಂ ಶ್ರಿಯಮಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯನುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೬॥
- ಯಶಃ (yaśaḥ)fame
- ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ (prāpnoti)attains
- ವಿಪುಲಂ (vipulaṃ)great
- ಯಾತಿ (yāti)goes
- ಪ್ರಾಧಾನ್ಯಮ್ (prādhānyam)leadership
- ಏವ (eva)indeed
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಅಚಲಾಂ (acalāṃ)immovable
- ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ (śriyam)wealth
- ಆಪ್ನೋತಿ (āpnoti)obtains
- ಶ್ರೇಯಃ (śreyaḥ)supreme good
- ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ (prāpnoti)attains
- ಅನುತ್ತಮಮ್ (anuttamam)unsurpassed
ಭವತ್ಯರೋಗೋ ದ್ಯುತಿಮಾನ್ಬಲರೂಪಗುಣಾನ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೭॥
- ನ (na)not
- ಭಯಮ್ (bhayam)fear
- ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ (kvacit)anywhere
- ಆಪ್ನೋತಿ (āpnoti)obtains
- ವೀರ್ಯಮ್ (vīryam)courage
- ತೇಜಃ (tejaḥ)energy
- ಚ (ca)and
- ವಿನ್ದತಿ (vindati)finds
- ಭವತಿ (bhavati)becomes
- ಅರೋಗಃ (arogaḥ)free from diseases
- ದ್ಯುತಿಮಾನ್ (dyutimān)endowed with splendor
- ಬಲರೂಪ (balarūpa)strength and form (bala:strength | rūpa:form)
- ಗುಣಾನ್ವಿತಃ (guṇānvitaḥ)endowed with qualities (guṇa:qualities | anvitaḥ:endowed with)
ಭಯಾನ್ಮುಚ್ಯೇತ ಭೀತಸ್ತು ಮುಚ್ಯೇತಾಪನ್ನ ಆಪದಃ ॥ ೮॥
- ರೋಗಾರ್ತಃ (rogārtaḥ)afflicted by disease (roga:disease | ārtaḥ:afflicted)
- ಮುಚ್ಯತೇ (mucyate)is released
- ರೋಗಾತ್ (rogāt)from disease
- ಬದ್ಧಃ (baddhaḥ)bound
- ಮುಚ್ಯೇತ (mucyeta)may be released
- ಬನ್ಧನಾತ್ (bandhanāt)from bondage
- ಭಯಾತ್ (bhayāt)from fear
- ಮುಚ್ಯೇತ (mucyeta)may be released
- ಭೀತಃ (bhītaḥ)frightened
- ತು (tu)but
- ಮುಚ್ಯೇತ (mucyeta)may be released
- ಆಪನ್ನಃ (āpannaḥ)fallen into
- ಆಪದಃ (āpadaḥ)calamity
ಸ್ತುವನ್ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಭಕ್ತಿಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೯॥
- ದುರ್ಗಾಣಿ (durgāṇi)difficulties
- ಅತಿತರತಿ (atitarati)crosses over
- ಆಶು (āśu)quickly
- ಪುರುಷಃ (puruṣaḥ)a man
- ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಮ್ (puruṣottamam)Supreme Person (puruṣa:person | uttama:supreme)
- ಸ್ತುವನ್ (stuvan)praising
- ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ (nāmasahasreṇa)with a thousand names (nāma:name | sahasreṇa:with a thousand)
- ನಿತ್ಯಮ್ (nityam)ever
- ಭಕ್ತಿಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ (bhaktisamanvitaḥ)accompanied by devotion (bhakti:devotion | samanvitaḥ:accompanied by)
ಸರ್ವಪಾಪವಿಶುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮಾ ಯಾತಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ॥ ೧೦॥
- ವಾಸುದೇವಾಶ್ರಯಃ (vāsudevāśrayaḥ)refuge in Vāsudeva (vāsudeva:Vāsudeva | āśrayaḥ:refuge)
- ಮರ್ತ್ಯಃ (martyaḥ)mortal
- ವಾಸುದೇವಪರಾಯಣಃ (vāsudevaparāyaṇaḥ)devoted to Vāsudeva (vāsudeva:Vāsudeva | parāyaṇaḥ:devoted to)
- ಸರ್ವಪಾಪವಿಶುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮಾ (sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā)purified of all sins (sarva:all | pāpa:sins | viśuddha:purified | ātmā:soul)
- ಯಾತಿ (yāti)attains
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ (brahma)Brahman
- ಸನಾತನಮ್ (sanātanam)eternal
ಜನ್ಮಮೃತ್ಯುಜರಾವ್ಯಾಧಿಭಯಂ ನೈವೋಪಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೧೧॥
- ನ (na)not
- ವಾಸುದೇವ (vāsudeva)Vāsudeva
- ಭಕ್ತಾನಾಮ್ (bhaktānām)of the devotees
- ಅಶುಭಮ್ (aśubham)inauspicious
- ವಿದ್ಯತೇ (vidyate)exists
- ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ (kvacit)anywhere
- ಜನ್ಮಮೃತ್ಯುಜರಾವ್ಯಾಧಿಭಯಮ್ (janmamṛtyujarāvyādhibhayam)fear of birth, death, old age, disease (janma:birth | mṛtyu:death | jarā:old age | vyādhi:disease | bhayam:fear)
- ನ (na)not
- ಏವ (eva)indeed
- ಉಪಜಾಯತೇ (upajāyate)arises
ಯುಜ್ಯೇತಾತ್ಮಸುಖಕ್ಷಾನ್ತಿಶ್ರೀಧೃತಿಸ್ಮೃತಿಕೀರ್ತಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೧೨॥
- ಇಮಂ (imaṃ)this
- ಸ್ತವಮ್ (stavam)hymn
- ಅಧೀಯಾನಃ (adhīyānaḥ)studying
- ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ (śraddhā)faith
- ಭಕ್ತಿ (bhakti)devotion
- ಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ (samanvitaḥ)endowed with
- ಯುಜ್ಯೇತ (yujyeta)will be endowed
- ಆತ್ಮ (ātma)self
- ಸುಖ (sukha)happiness
- ಕ್ಷಾನ್ತಿ (kṣānti)forbearance
- ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)prosperity
- ಧೃತಿ (dhṛti)patience
- ಸ್ಮೃತಿ (smṛti)memory
- ಕೀರ್ತಿಭಿಃ (kīrtibhiḥ)fame
ಭವನ್ತಿ ಕೃತಪುಣ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಭಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮೇ ॥ ೧೩॥
- ನ (na)not
- ಕ್ರೋಧಃ (krodhaḥ)anger
- ನ (na)not
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಮಾತ್ಸರ್ಯಮ್ (mātsaryam)envy
- ನ (na)not
- ಲೋಭಃ (lobhaḥ)greed
- ನ (na)not
- ಅಶುಭಾ (aśubhā)inauspicious
- ಮತಿಃ (matiḥ)thought
- ಭವನ್ತಿ (bhavanti)become
- ಕೃತಪುಣ್ಯಾನಾಮ್ (kṛtapuṇyānām)of those with good deeds (kṛta:done | puṇyānām:of the virtuous)
- ಭಕ್ತಾನಾಮ್ (bhaktānām)of the devotees
- ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮೇ (puruṣottame)in the Supreme Person (puruṣa:person | uttame:supreme)
ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ವೀರ್ಯೇಣ ವಿಧೃತಾನಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೧೪॥
- ದ್ಯೌಃ (dyauḥ)the heavens
- ಸ-ಚನ್ದ್ರಾರ್ಕ (sa-candrārka)with moon and sun (sa:with | candra:moon | arka:sun)
- ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾ (nakṣatrā)the stars
- ಖಂ (khaṃ)the sky
- ದಿಶಃ (diśaḥ)the directions
- ಭೂಃ (bhūḥ)the earth
- ಮಹೋದಧಿಃ (mahōdadhiḥ)the great ocean (maha:great | udadhi:ocean)
- ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ (vāsudēvasya)of Vasudeva
- ವೀರ್ಯೇಣ (vīryēṇa)by the might
- ವಿಧೃತಾನಿ (vidhṛtāni)are sustained
- ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ (mahātmanaḥ)of the great soul (mahā:great | ātmanaḥ:soul)
ಜಗದ್ವಶೇ ವರ್ತತೇದಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಸಚರಾಚರಮ್ ॥ ೧೫॥
- ಸಸುರಾಸುರಗನ್ಧರ್ವಂ (sasurāsuragandharvaṃ)with Devas, Asuras, Gandharvas (sa:with | surā:Devas | asura:Asuras | gandharvaṃ:Gandharvas)
- ಸಯಕ್ಷೋರಗರಾಕ್ಷಸಮ್ (sayakṣoragarākṣasam)with Yakshas, Nagas, Rakshasas (sa:with | yakṣa:Yakshas | uraga:Nagas | rākṣasam:Rakshasas)
- ಜಗದ್ವಶೇ (jagadvaśe)under the control of world (jagat:world | vaśe:under control)
- ವರ್ತತೇ (vartate)exists
- ಇದಂ (idaṃ)this
- ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ (kṛṣṇasya)of Krishna
- ಸ (sa)with
- ಚರಾಚರಮ್ (carācaram)moving and non-moving (cara:moving | acaram:non-moving)
ವಾಸುದೇವಾತ್ಮಕಾನ್ಯಾಹುಃ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞ ಏವ ಚ ॥ ೧೬॥
- ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ (indriyāṇi)senses
- ಮನೋಬುದ್ಧಿಃ (manobuddhiḥ)mind and intellect (manaḥ:mind | buddhiḥ:intellect)
- ಸತ್ತ್ವಂ (sattvaṃ)Sattva
- ತೇಜಃ (tejaḥ)splendour
- ಬಲಂ (balaṃ)strength
- ಧೃತಿಃ (dhṛtiḥ)patience
- ವಾಸುದೇವಾತ್ಮಕಾನಿ (vāsudevātmakāni)composed of Vasudeva (vāsudeva:Vasudeva | ātmakāni:composed of)
- ಆಹುಃ (āhuḥ)are said
- ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ (kṣetraṃ)field
- ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞ (kṣetrajña)knower of the field
- ಏವ (eva)indeed
- ಚ (ca)and
ಆಚಾರಪ್ರಭವೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಭುರಚ್ಯುತಃ ॥ ೧೭॥
- ಸರ್ವಾಗಮಾನಾಮ್ (sarvāgamānām)of all scriptures (sarva:all | āgamānām:of scriptures)
- ಆಚಾರಃ (ācāraḥ)conduct
- ಪ್ರಥಮಂ (prathamaṃ)first
- ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪತೇ (parikalpate)is conceived
- ಆಚಾರಪ್ರಭವಃ (ācāraprabhavaḥ)origin of conduct (ācāra:conduct | prabhavaḥ:origin)
- ಧರ್ಮಃ (dharmaḥ)dharma
- ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ (dharmasya)of dharma
- ಪ್ರಭುಃ (prabhuḥ)lord
- ಅಚ್ಯುತಃ (acyutaḥ)infallible
ಜಙ್ಗಮಾಜಙ್ಗಮಂ ಚೇದಂ ಜಗನ್ನಾರಾಯಣೋದ್ಭವಮ್ ॥ ೧೮॥
- ಋಷಯಃ (ṛṣayaḥ)sages
- ಪಿತರಃ (pitarāḥ)forefathers
- ದೇವಾಃ (devāḥ)gods
- ಮಹಾಭೂತಾನಿ (mahābhūtāni)great beings (mahā:great | bhūtāni:beings)
- ಧಾತವಃ (dhātavaḥ)metals
- ಜಙ್ಗಮ (jaṅgama)movable
- ಅಜಙ್ಗಮಮ್ (ajaṅgamam)immovable
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಇದಮ್ (idam)this
- ಜಗತ್ (jagat)universe
- ನಾರಾಯಣೋದ್ಭವಮ್ (nārāyaṇodbhavam)born of Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | udbhavam:born of)
ವೇದಾಃ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಮೇತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಜನಾರ್ದನಾತ್ ॥ ೧೯॥
- ಯೋಗ (yoga)yoga
- ಜ್ಞಾನಂ (jñānaṃ)knowledge
- ತಥಾ (tathā)and also
- ಸಾಙ್ಖ್ಯಂ (sāṅkhyaṃ)Sāṅkhya
- ವಿದ್ಯಾಃ (vidyāḥ)sciences
- ಶಿಲ್ಪಾದಿಕರ್ಮ (śilpādikarma)crafts and other actions (śilpa:crafts | ādi:and others | karma:actions)
- ಚ (ca)and
- ವೇದಾಃ (vedāḥ)the Vedas
- ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ (śāstrāṇi)the scriptures
- ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಮ್ (vijñānam)knowledge
- ಏತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ (etatsarvaṃ)all this (etat:this | sarvaṃ:all)
- ಜನಾರ್ದನಾತ್ (janārdanāt)from Janardana
ತ್ರೀಂಲ್ಲೋಕಾನ್ವ್ಯಾಪ್ಯ ಭೂತಾತ್ಮಾ ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ವಿಶ್ವಭುಗವ್ಯಯಃ ॥ ೨೦॥
- ಏಕಃ (ekaḥ)one
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ (viṣṇuḥ)Vishnu
- ಮಹದ್ಭೂತಮ್ (mahadbhūtam)the Great Being (mahat:great | bhūtam:being)
- ಪೃಥಕ್ (pṛthak)separate
- ಭೂತಾನಿ (bhūtāni)beings
- ಅನೇಕಶಃ (anekaśaḥ)in many ways
- ತ್ರೀನ್ (trīn)three
- ಲೋಕಾನ್ (lokān)worlds
- ವ್ಯಾಪ್ಯ (vyāpya)pervading
- ಭೂತಾತ್ಮಾ (bhūtātmā)Soul of beings (bhūta:beings | ātmā:soul)
- ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ (bhuṅkte)enjoys
- ವಿಶ್ವಭುಕ್ (viśvabhuk)Enjoyer of the universe (viśva:universe | bhuk:enjoyer)
- ಅವ್ಯಯಃ (avyayaḥ)imperishable
ಪಠೇದ್ಯ ಇಚ್ಛೇತ್ಪುರುಷಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತುಂ ಸುಖಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೨೧॥
- ಇಮಂ (imaṃ)this
- ಸ್ತವಮ್ (stavam)hymn
- ಭಗವತೋ (bhagavato)of the Lord
- ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ (viṣṇoḥ)of Vishnu
- ವ್ಯಾಸೇನ (vyāsena)by Vyasa
- ಕೀರ್ತಿತಮ್ (kīrtitam)recited
- ಪಠೇತ್ (paṭhet)should recite
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಇಚ್ಚೇತ್ (icchet)desires
- ಪುರುಷಃ (puruṣaḥ)man
- ಶ್ರೇಯಃ (śreyaḥ)prosperity
- ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತುಮ್ (prāptum)to attain
- ಸುಖಾನಿ (sukhāni)happiness
- ಚ (ca)and
ಭಜನ್ತಿ ಯೇ ಪುಷ್ಕರಾಕ್ಷಂ ನ ತೇ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಪರಾಭವಮ್ ॥ ೨೨॥
- ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಮ್ (viśveśvaram)Lord of the universe (viśva:universe | īśvaram:Lord)
- ಅಜಮ್ (ajam)unborn
- ದೇವಮ್ (devam)God
- ಜಗತಃ (jagataḥ)of the universe
- ಪ್ರಭುಮ್ (prabhum)Lord
- ಅವ್ಯಯಮ್ (avyayam)inexhaustible
- ಭಜನ್ತಿ (bhajanti)worship
- ಯೇ (ye)those who
- ಪುಷ್ಕರಾಕ್ಷಮ್ (puṣkarākṣam)lotus-eyed (puṣkara:lotus | akṣam:eye)
- ನ (na)not
- ತೇ (te)they
- ಯಾನ್ತಿ (yānti)go
- ಪರಾಭವಮ್ (parābhavam)defeat
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ---
ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷ ಪದ್ಮನಾಭ ಸುರೋತ್ತಮ ।
ಭಕ್ತಾನಾಮನುರಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ತ್ರಾತಾ ಭವ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ॥ ೨೩॥
- ಅರ್ಜುನ (arjuna)Arjuna
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರ (padmapatra)lotus-petalled (padma:lotus | patra:petal)
- ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷ (viśālākṣa)large-eyed (viśāla:large | akṣa:eye)
- ಪದ್ಮನಾಭ (padmanābha)lotus-naveled (padma:lotus | nābha:navel)
- ಸುರೋತ್ತಮ (surottama)best of the gods (sura:god | uttama:best)
- ಭಕ್ತಾನಾಮ್ (bhaktānām)of the devotees
- ಅನುರಕ್ತಾನಾಮ್ (anuraktānām)devoted to you
- ತ್ರಾತಾ (trātā)savior
- ಭವ (bhava)be
- ಜನಾರ್ದನ (janārdana)Janardana
ಯೋ ಮಾಂ ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ ಸ್ತೋತುಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ಪಾಣ್ಡವ ।
ಸೋಹಽಮೇಕೇನ ಶ್ಲೋಕೇನ ಸ್ತುತ ಏವ ನ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೨೪॥
- ಶ್ರೀಭಗವಾನುವಾಚ (śrībhagavānuvāca)the Lord said (śrī:auspicious | bhagavān:the Lord | uvāca:said)
- ಯಃ (yaḥ)who
- ಮಾಮ್ (mām)me
- ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ (nāmasahasreṇa)with a thousand names (nāma:name | sahasreṇa:with a thousand)
- ಸ್ತೋತುಮ್ (stotum)to praise
- ಇಚ್ಛತಿ (icchati)desires
- ಪಾಣ್ಡವ (pāṇḍava)O son of Pandu
- ಸಃ (saḥ)he
- ಅಹಮ್ (aham)I
- ಏಕೇನ (ekena)with one
- ಶ್ಲೋಕೇನ (ślokena)with a verse
- ಸ್ತುತಃ (stutaḥ)praised
- ಏವ (eva)indeed
- ನ (na)not
- ಸಂಶಯಃ (saṃśayaḥ)doubt
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ---
ವಾಸನಾದ್ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ವಾಸಿತಂ ಭುವನತ್ರಯಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಭೂತನಿವಾಸೋಽಸಿ ವಾಸುದೇವ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥ ೨೫॥
- ಸ್ತುತಃ (stutaḥ)praised
- ಏವ (eva)indeed, truly
- ಸಂಶಯಃ (saṃśayaḥ)doubt
- ನ (na)not, no
- ಓಂ (om)Om, the sacred pranava
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus, so endeth
- ವ್ಯಾಸಃ (vyāsaḥ)Sage Vyasa
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ (vāsudevasya)of Vasudeva
- ವಾಸನಾತ್ (vāsanāt)from the abiding dwelling presence
- ಭುವನತ್ರಯಮ್ (bhuvanatrayam)the three worlds
- ವಾಸಿತಮ್ (vāsitam)rendered inhabited or pervaded
- ವಾಸುದೇವ (vāsudeva)O Vasudeva
- ಸರ್ವಭೂತನಿವಾಸಃ (sarvabhūtanivāsaḥ)the resting place of all beings
- ಅಸಿ (asi)[you] are
- ತೇ (te)unto You
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಅಸ್ತು (astu)let there be
ಪಾರ್ವತ್ಯುವಾಚ---
ಕೇನೋಪಾಯೇನ ಲಘುನಾ ವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರಕಮ್ ।
ಪಠ್ಯತೇ ಪಣ್ಡಿತೈರ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರೋತುಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ ॥ ೨೬॥
- ಪಾರ್ವತ್ಯುವಾಚ (pārvatyuvāca)Parvati said (pārvatī:Parvati | uvāca:said)
- ಕೇನ (kena)by what
- ಉಪಾಯೇನ (upāyena)method
- ಲಘುನಾ (laghunā)easy and quick
- ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ (viṣṇoḥ)of Vishnu
- ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರಕಮ್ (nāmasahasrakam)thousand names (nāma:names | sahasrakam:thousand)
- ಪಠ್ಯತೇ (paṭhyate)is chanted
- ಪಣ್ಡಿತೈಃ (paṇḍitaiḥ)by scholars
- ನಿತ್ಯಮ್ (nityam)always
- ಶ್ರೋತುಮ್ (śrotum)to hear
- ಇಚ್ಛಾಮಿ (icchāmi)I desire
- ಅಹಮ್ (aham)I
- ಪ್ರಭೋ (prabho)Oh Lord
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮರಾಮರಾಮೇತಿ ರಮೇ ರಾಮೇ ಮನೋರಮೇ । (ರಾಮರಾಮೇತಿ ರಾಮೇತಿ)
ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮತತ್ತುಲ್ಯಂ ರಾಮನಾಮ ವರಾನನೇ ॥ ೨೭॥
- ಈಶ್ವರ (īśvara)Lord
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ (śrīrāma)glorious Rāma (śrī:glorious | rāma:Rāma)
- ರಾಮ (rāma)Rāma
- ರಾಮೇತಿ (rāmeti)Rāma, thus (rāma:Rāma | iti:thus)
- ರಮೇ (rame)I delight
- ರಾಮೇ (rāme)in Rāma
- ಮನೋರಮೇ (manorame)O beautiful-faced one
- ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮ (sahasranāma)thousand names (sahasra:thousand | nāma:names)
- ತತ್ತುಲ್ಯಂ (tattulyaṃ)equal to that (tat:that | tulyaṃ:equal)
- ರಾಮನಾಮ (rāmanāma)name of Rāma (rāma:Rāma | nāma:name)
- ವರಾನನೇ (varānane)O beautiful-faced one
- ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನಾಮ (śrīrāmanāma)the name of Śrī Rāma
- ವರಾನನ (varānana)O fair-faced one
- ಓಂ ನಮ ಇತಿ (oṃ nama iti)thus, Om, salutation
ನಮೋಽಸ್ತ್ವನನ್ತಾಯ ಸಹಸ್ರಮೂರ್ತಯೇ
ಸಹಸ್ರಪಾದಾಕ್ಷಿಶಿರೋರುಬಾಹವೇ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮ್ನೇ ಪುರುಷಾಯ ಶಾಶ್ವತೇ
ಸಹಸ್ರಕೋಟಿಯುಗಧಾರಿಣೇ ನಮಃ ॥ ೨೮॥
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ (brahmovāca)Brahma said (brahma:Brahma | uvāca:said)
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಅಸ್ತು (astu)be
- ಅನನ್ತಾಯ (anantāya)to the endless one
- ಸಹಸ್ರಮೂರ್ತಯೇ (sahasramūrtaye)to the thousand-formed (sahasra:thousand | mūrtaye:to the formed)
- ಸಹಸ್ರಪಾದಾಕ್ಷಿಶಿರೋರುಬಾಹವೇ (sahasrapādākṣiśirorubāhave)with thousand feet, eyes, heads, arms (sahasra:thousand | pāda:feet | akṣi:eyes | śiraḥ:heads | ūru:thighs | bāhave:arms)
- ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮ್ನೇ (sahasranāmne)to the thousand-named (sahasra:thousand | nāmne:to the named)
- ಪುರುಷಾಯ (puruṣāya)to the person
- ಶಾಶ್ವತೇ (śāśvate)eternal
- ಸಹಸ್ರಕೋಟೀ (sahasrakōṭī)thousands of crores (sahasra:thousand | koṭī:crores)
- ಯುಗಧಾರಿಣೇ (yugadhāriṇe)who sustains the yugas (yuga:yugas | dhāriṇe:who sustains)
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ (brahmovāca)Brahma said (brahma:Brahma | uvāca:said)
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ಅಸ್ತು (astu)be
- ಅನನ್ತಾಯ (anantāya)to the endless one
- ಸಹಸ್ರಮೂರ್ತಯೇ (sahasramūrtaye)to the thousand-formed (sahasra:thousand | mūrtaye:to the formed)
- ಸಹಸ್ರಪಾದಾಕ್ಷಿಶಿರೋರುಬಾಹವೇ (sahasrapādākṣiśirorubāhave)with thousand feet, eyes, heads, arms (sahasra:thousand | pāda:feet | akṣi:eyes | śiraḥ:heads | ūru:thighs | bāhave:arms)
- ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮ್ನೇ (sahasranāmne)to the thousand-named (sahasra:thousand | nāmne:to the named)
- ಪುರುಷಾಯ (puruṣāya)to the person
- ಶಾಶ್ವತೇ (śāśvate)eternal
- ಸಹಸ್ರಕೋಟೀ (sahasrakōṭī)thousands of crores (sahasra:thousand | koṭī:crores)
- ಯುಗಧಾರಿಣೇ (yugadhāriṇe)who sustains the yugas (yuga:yugas | dhāriṇe:who sustains)
- ನಮಃ (namaḥ)salutations
ಪರ್ವಣಿ ಭೀಷ್ಮಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಸಂವಾದೇ ಶ್ರೀವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ದಿವ್ಯಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ ॥
- ಓಂ ತತ್ ಸತ್ (oṃ tat sat)Om, That is the Real
- ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತೇ (śrīmahābhārate)in the Mahābhārata
- ಶತಸಾಹಸ್ರ್ಯಾಮ್ ಸಂಹಿತಾಯಾಮ್ (śatasāhasryām saṃhitāyām)in the compendium of a hundred thousand verses
- ವೈಯಾಸಿಕ್ಯಾಮ್ (vaiyāsikyām)composed by Vyāsa
- ಆನುಶಾಸನಿಕೇ ಪರ್ವಣಿ (ānuśāsanike parvaṇi)in the Anuśāsana book
- ಭೀಷ್ಮಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಸಂವಾದೇ (bhīṣmayudhiṣṭhirasaṃvāde)in the dialogue of Bhīṣma and Yudhiṣṭhira
ಯತ್ರ ಯೋಗೇಶ್ವರಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಯತ್ರ ಪಾರ್ಥೋ ಧನುರ್ಧರಃ ।
ತತ್ರ ಶ್ರೀರ್ವಿಜಯೋ ಭೂತಿರ್ಧ್ರುವಾ ನೀತಿರ್ಮತಿರ್ಮಮ ॥ ೨೯॥
- ಸಞ್ಜಯ (sañjaya)Sanjaya
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಯತ್ರ (yatra)where
- ಯೋಗೇಶ್ವರಃ (yogeśvaraḥ)lord of yoga (yoga:yoga | īśvaraḥ:lord)
- ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ (kṛṣṇaḥ)Krishna
- ಯತ್ರ (yatra)where
- ಪಾರ್ಥಃ (pārthaḥ)son of Pritha (Arjuna)
- ಧನುರ್ಧರಃ (dhanurdharaḥ)wielder of the bow (dhanus:bow | dharaḥ:holder)
- ತತ್ರ (tatra)there
- ಶ್ರೀಃ (śrīḥ)prosperity
- ವಿಜಯಃ (vijayaḥ)victory
- ಭೂತಿಃ (bhūtiḥ)prosperity
- ಧ್ರುವಾ (dhruvā)certain
- ನೀತಿಃ (nītiḥ)justice
- ಮತಿಃ (matiḥ)opinion
- ಮಮ (mama)my
ಅನನ್ಯಾಶ್ಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ತೋ ಮಾಂ ಯೇ ಜನಾಃ ಪರ್ಯುಪಾಸತೇ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಾಭಿಯುಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮಂ ವಹಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೩೦॥
- ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)auspicious
- ಭಗವಾನ್ (bhagavān)the Lord
- ಉವಾಚ (uvāca)said
- ಅನನ್ಯಾಃ (ananyāḥ)undistracted
- ಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ತಃ (cintayantaḥ)thinking
- ಮಾಮ್ (mām)me
- ಯೇ (ye)who
- ಜನಾಃ (janāḥ)people
- ಪರ್ಯುಪಾಸತೇ (paryupāsate)worship
- ತೇಷಾಮ್ (teṣām)of them
- ನಿತ್ಯಾಭಿಯುಕ್ತಾನಾಮ್ (nityābhiyuktānām)constantly engaged (nitya:constant | abhiyuktānām:engaged)
- ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮಮ್ (yogakṣemam)welfare and security (yoga:welfare | kṣema:security)
- ವಹಾಮಿ (vahāmi)carry
- ಅಹಮ್ (aham)I
ಧರ್ಮಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪನಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಸಮ್ಭವಾಮಿ ಯುಗೇ ಯುಗೇ ॥ ೩೧॥
- ಪರಿತ್ರಾಣಾಯ (paritrāṇāya)for the protection
- ಸಾಧೂನಾಂ (sādhūnāṃ)of the righteous
- ವಿನಾಶಾಯ (vināśāya)for the destruction
- ಚ (ca)and
- ದುಷ್ಕೃತಾಮ್ (duṣkṛtām)of the wicked
- ಧರ್ಮಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪನಾರ್ಥಾಯ (dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya)for establishing righteousness (dharma:righteousness | saṃsthāpana:establishing | arthāya:for the purpose of)
- ಸಮ್ಭವಾಮಿ (sambhavāmi)I manifest
- ಯುಗೇ (yuge)in age
- ಯುಗೇ (yuge)in age
ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯ ನಾರಾಯಣಶಬ್ದಮಾತ್ರಂ ವಿಮುಕ್ತದುಃಖಾಃ ಸುಖಿನೋ ಭವನ್ತಿ ॥ ೩೨॥ (ಭವನ್ತು)
- ಆರ್ತಾಃ (ārtāḥ)worried
- ವಿಷಣ್ಣಾಃ (viṣaṇṇāḥ)sad
- ಶಿಥಿಲಾಃ (śithilāḥ)broken
- ಚ (ca)and
- ಭೀತಾಃ (bhītāḥ)afraid
- ಘೋರೇಷು (ghoreṣu)in severe
- ಚ (ca)and
- ವ್ಯಾಧಿಷು (vyādhiṣu)illnesses
- ವರ್ತಮಾನಾಃ (vartamānāḥ)being present
- ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯ (saṅkīrtya)singing
- ನಾರಾಯಣಶಬ್ದಮಾತ್ರಂ (nārāyaṇaśabdamātraṃ)just the word Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | śabda:word | mātraṃ:just)
- ವಿಮುಕ್ತದುಃಖಾಃ (vimuktaduḥkhāḥ)freed from sorrow (vimukta:freed | duḥkhāḥ:sorrow)
- ಸುಖಿನಃ (sukhinaḥ)happy
- ಭವನ್ತಿ (bhavanti)become
ಕರೋಮಿ ಯದ್ಯತ್ ಸಕಲಂ ಪರಸ್ಮೈ ನಾರಾಯಣಾಯೇತಿ ಸಮರ್ಪಯಾಮಿ ॥ ೩೩॥
- ಕಾಯೇನ (kāyena)by body
- ವಾಚಾ (vācā)by speech
- ಮನಸಾ (manasā)by mind
- ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯೈಃ (indriyaiḥ)by sensory organs
- ವಾ (vā)or
- ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ (buddhyā)by intellect
- ಆತ್ಮನಾ (ātmanā)by self
- ವಾ (vā)or
- ಪ್ರಕೃತೇಃ (prakṛteḥ)of nature
- ಸ್ವಭಾವಾತ್ (svabhāvāt)by natural trait
- ಕರೋಮಿ (karomi)I do
- ಯತ್ (yat)whatever
- ಯತ್ (yat)whatever
- ಸಕಲಂ (sakalaṃ)all
- ಪರಸ್ಮೈ (parasmai)to the supreme
- ನಾರಾಯಣಾಯ (nārāyaṇāya)to Narayana
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಸಮರ್ಪಯಾಮಿ (samarpayāmi)I surrender
- ಇತಿ (iti)thus
- ಶ್ರೀ-ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ (śrī-viṣṇoḥ)of Śrī Viṣṇu
- ದಿವ್ಯ-ಸಹಸ್ರ-ನಾಮ-ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ (divya-sahasra-nāma-stotram)the Hymn of the Divine Thousand Names
- ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ (sampūrṇam)is complete
- ಓಂ (oṃ)the sacred syllable
- ತತ್ (tat)That
- ಸತ್ (sat)the Real, being
- ಮಹಾಭಾರತೇ (mahābhārate)in the Mahābhārata
- ಅನುಶಾಸನಪರ್ವಣಿ (anuśāsanaparvaṇi)in the book of instruction
- ಅಧ್ಯಾಯಃ (adhyāyaḥ)chapter
ಲೋಕಾಭಿರಾಮಂ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಂ ಭೂಯೋ ಭೂಯೋ ನಮಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥
- ಆಪದಾಮ್ ಅಪಹರ್ತಾರಮ್ (āpadām apahartāram)remover of calamities
- ದಾತಾರಮ್ (dātāram)giver
- ಸರ್ವಸಮ್ಪದಾಮ್ (sarvasampadām)of all prosperity
- ಲೋಕಾಭಿರಾಮಮ್ (lokābhirāmam)delight of the worlds
- ಭೂಯಃ ಭೂಯಃ (bhūyaḥ bhūyaḥ)again and again
- ನಮಾಮಿ ಅಹಮ್ (namāmi aham)I bow
ದ್ವಿಷತಾಂ ಕಾಲದಣ್ಡಂ ತಂ ರಾಮಚನ್ದ್ರಂ ನಮಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥
- ಆರ್ತಾನಾಮ್ (ārtānām)of the afflicted
- ಆರ್ತಿಹನ್ತಾರಮ್ (ārtihantāram)destroyer of affliction
- ಭೀತಾನಾಮ್ (bhītānām)of the frightened
- ಭೀತಿನಾಶನಮ್ (bhītināśanam)destroyer of fear
- ದ್ವಿಷತಾಮ್ (dviṣatām)of those who hate
- ಕಾಲದಣ್ಡಮ್ (kāladaṇḍam)the rod of Time
- ರಾಮಚನ್ದ್ರಮ್ (rāmacandram)Rāmacandra
ಖಣ್ಡಿತಾಖಿಲದೈತ್ಯಾಯ ರಾಮಾಯಾಪನ್ನಿವಾರಿಣೇ ॥
- ಕೋದಣ್ಡಹಸ್ತಾಯ (kodaṇḍahastāya)with the Kodaṇḍa bow in hand
- ಸನ್ಧೀಕೃತಶರಾಯ (sandhīkṛtaśarāya)whose arrow is set to the string
- ಖಣ್ಡಿತಾಖಿಲದೈತ್ಯಾಯ (khaṇḍitākhiladaityāya)who shattered all the daityas
- ರಾಮಾಯ (rāmāya)to Rāma
- ಆಪನ್ನಿವಾರಿಣೇ (āpannivāriṇe)warder-off of calamity
ರಘುನಾಥಾಯ ನಾಥಾಯ ಸೀತಾಯಾಃ ಪತಯೇ ನಮಃ ॥
- ರಾಮಾಯ (rāmāya)to Rāma
- ರಾಮಭದ್ರಾಯ (rāmabhadrāya)to the gracious Rāma
- ರಾಮಚನ್ದ್ರಾಯ (rāmacandrāya)to Rāma the moon
- ವೇಧಸೇ (vedhase)to the ordainer
- ರಘುನಾಥಾಯ (raghunāthāya)to the lord of the Raghus
- ನಾಥಾಯ (nāthāya)to the Lord
- ಸೀತಾಯಾಃ ಪತಯೇ (sītāyāḥ pataye)to the husband of Sītā
ಆಕರ್ಣಪೂರ್ಣಧನ್ವಾನೌ ರಕ್ಷೇತಾಂ ರಾಮಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣೌ ॥
- ಅಗ್ರತಃ (agrataḥ)in front
- ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ (pṛṣṭhataḥ)behind
- ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವತಃ (pārśvataḥ)at the sides
- ಮಹಾಬಲೌ (mahābalau)the two of great strength
- ಆಕರ್ಣಪೂರ್ಣಧನ್ವಾನೌ (ākarṇapūrṇadhanvānau)with bows drawn full to the ear
- ರಕ್ಷೇತಾಮ್ (rakṣetām)may the two protect
ಗಚ್ಛನ್ ಮಮಾಗ್ರತೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ರಾಮಃ ಪಾತು ಸಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಃ ॥
- ಸನ್ನದ್ಧಃ (sannaddhaḥ)accoutred
- ಕವಚೀ (kavacī)mailed
- ಖಡ್ಗೀ (khaḍgī)bearing a sword
- ಚಾಪಬಾಣಧರಃ (cāpabāṇadharaḥ)bearing bow and arrows
- ಯುವಾ (yuvā)youthful
- ಗಚ್ಛನ್ (gacchan)going
- ಮಮ ಅಗ್ರತಃ (mama agrataḥ)before me
- ನಿತ್ಯಮ್ (nityam)always
- ಪಾತು (pātu)may he protect
ನಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸಕಲಾ ರೋಗಾಸ್ಸತ್ಯಂ ಸತ್ಯಂ ವದಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥
- ಅಚ್ಯುತಾನನ್ತಗೋವಿನ್ದನಾಮೋಚ್ಚಾರಣಭೇಷಜಾತ್ (acyutānantagovindanāmoccāraṇabheṣajāt)by the medicine of uttering the names Acyuta, Ananta, Govinda
- ನಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ (naśyanti)perish
- ಸಕಲಾಃ ರೋಗಾಃ (sakalāḥ rogāḥ)all diseases
- ಸತ್ಯಮ್ (satyam)truly
- ವದಾಮಿ ಅಹಮ್ (vadāmi aham)I declare
ವೇದಾಚ್ಛಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಪರಂ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ನ ದೈವಂ ಕೇಶವಾತ್ಪರಮ್ ॥ (ನ ದೇವಃ ಕೇಶವಾತ್ಪರಃ - ಗರುಡಪುರಾಣ ೩.೧೦.೫೫)
- ಸತ್ಯಮ್ (satyam)true
- ಪುನಃ (punaḥ)again
- ಉದ್ಧೃತ್ಯ ಭುಜಮ್ (uddhṛtya bhujam)having raised the arm
- ಉಚ್ಯತೇ (ucyate)it is said
- ವೇದಾತ್ (vedāt)than the Veda
- ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಮ್ ಪರಮ್ ನಾಸ್ತಿ (śāstram param nāsti)there is no higher teaching
- ನ ದೈವಮ್ ಕೇಶವಾತ್ ಪರಮ್ (na daivam keśavāt param)no divinity higher than Keśava
ಔಷಧಂ ಜಾಹ್ನವೀತೋಯಂ ವೈದ್ಯೋ ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ಹರಿಃ ॥
- ಶರೀರೇ (śarīre)in the body
- ಜರ್ಜರೀಭೂತೇ (jarjarībhūte)become decrepit
- ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗ್ರಸ್ತೇ (vyādhigraste)seized by disease
- ಕಲೇವರೇ (kalevare)in the frame
- ಔಷಧಮ್ (auṣadham)medicine
- ಜಾಹ್ನವೀತೋಯಮ್ (jāhnavītoyam)the water of the Ganges
- ವೈದ್ಯಃ (vaidyaḥ)physician
- ನಾರಾಯಣಃ ಹರಿಃ (nārāyaṇaḥ hariḥ)Nārāyaṇa Hari
ಇದಮೇಕಂ ಸುನಿಷ್ಪನ್ನಂ ಧ್ಯೇಯೋ ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ಹರಿಃ ॥
- ಆಲೋಡ್ಯ (āloḍya)having churned, examined
- ಸರ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ (sarvaśāstrāṇi)all the scriptures
- ವಿಚಾರ್ಯ (vicārya)having pondered
- ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ (punaḥ punaḥ)again and again
- ಇದಮ್ ಏಕಮ್ (idam ekam)this one thing
- ಸುನಿಷ್ಪನ್ನಮ್ (suniṣpannam)well established
- ಧ್ಯೇಯಃ (dhyeyaḥ)to be meditated upon
ತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಕ್ಷಮ್ಯತಾಂ ದೇವ ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥
- ಯತ್ (yat)whatever
- ಅಕ್ಷರಪದಭ್ರಷ್ಟಮ್ (akṣarapadabhraṣṭam)fallen from syllable or word
- ಮಾತ್ರಾಹೀನಮ್ (mātrāhīnam)deficient in measure
- ತತ್ ಸರ್ವಮ್ (tat sarvam)all that
- ಕ್ಷಮ್ಯತಾಮ್ (kṣamyatām)let it be forgiven
- ದೇವ (deva)O God
ನ್ಯೂನಾನಿ ಚಾತಿರಿಕ್ತಾನಿ ಕ್ಷಮಸ್ವ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ ॥
- ವಿಸರ್ಗಬಿನ್ದುಮಾತ್ರಾಣಿ (visargabindumātrāṇi)visargas, anusvāras and measures
- ಪದಪಾದಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ (padapādākṣarāṇi)words, verse-feet and syllables
- ನ್ಯೂನಾನಿ (nyūnāni)deficient
- ಅತಿರಿಕ್ತಾನಿ (atiriktāni)excessive
- ಕ್ಷಮಸ್ವ (kṣamasva)forgive
- ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ (puruṣottama)O highest of persons
Alternate Concluding Shlokas
ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಕೇಶವಾನನ್ತ ವಾಸುದೇವ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತುತೇ ॥
- ಕಮಲನಾಭಾಯ (kamalanābhāya)lotus-naveled
- ಜಲಶಾಯಿನೇ (jalaśāyine)reclining on the waters
- ಕೇಶವ (keśava)O Keśava
- ಅನನ್ತ (ananta)O Endless
- ವಾಸುದೇವ (vāsudeva)O Vāsudeva
ಜಗದ್ಧಿತಾಯ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಯ ಗೋವಿನ್ದಾಯ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ॥
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯದೇವಾಯ (brahmaṇyadevāya)to the god friendly to the holy
- ಗೋಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಹಿತಾಯ (gobrāhmaṇahitāya)for the good of cattle and brāhmaṇas
- ಜಗದ್ಧಿತಾಯ (jagaddhitāya)for the welfare of the world
- ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಯ (kṛṣṇāya)to Kṛṣṇa
- ಗೋವಿನ್ದಾಯ (govindāya)to Govinda
ಸರ್ವದೇವನಮಸ್ಕಾರಃ ಕೇಶವಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ॥
- ಆಕಾಶಾತ್ (ākāśāt)from the sky
- ಪತಿತಮ್ ತೋಯಮ್ (patitam toyam)fallen water
- ಯಥಾ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ (yathā gacchati)as it goes
- ಸಾಗರಮ್ (sāgaram)to the ocean
- ಸರ್ವದೇವನಮಸ್ಕಾರಃ (sarvadevanamaskāraḥ)salutation to all gods
- ಕೇಶವಮ್ ಪ್ರತಿ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ (keśavam prati gacchati)goes toward Keśava
ಕುಪಥಂ ತಂ ವಿಜಾನೀಯಾದ್ ಗೋವಿನ್ದರಹಿತಾಗಮಮ್ ॥
- ಏಷಃ (eṣaḥ)this
- ನಿಷ್ಕಣ್ಟಕಃ (niṣkaṇṭakaḥ)free of thorns
- ಪನ್ಥಾಃ (panthāḥ)path
- ಯತ್ರ (yatra)where
- ಸಮ್ಪೂಜ್ಯತೇ ಹರಿಃ (sampūjyate hariḥ)Hari is well worshipped
- ಕುಪಥಮ್ (kupatham)evil path
- ವಿಜಾನೀಯಾತ್ (vijānīyāt)one should know
- ಗೋವಿನ್ದರಹಿತಾಗಮಮ್ (govindarahitāgamam)the tradition devoid of Govinda
ತತ್ಫಲಂ ಸಮವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಸ್ತುತ್ವಾ ದೇವಂ ಜನಾರ್ದನಮ್ ॥
- ಸರ್ವವೇದೇಷು (sarvavedeṣu)in all the Vedas
- ಯತ್ ಪುಣ್ಯಮ್ (yat puṇyam)what merit
- ಸರ್ವತೀರ್ಥೇಷು (sarvatīrtheṣu)in all the fords
- ಯತ್ ಫಲಮ್ (yat phalam)what fruit
- ತತ್ ಫಲಮ್ (tat phalam)that fruit
- ಸಮವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ (samavāpnoti)obtains
- ಸ್ತುತ್ವಾ (stutvā)having praised
- ಜನಾರ್ದನಮ್ (janārdanam)Janārdana
ದ್ವಿಕಾಲಮೇಕಕಾಲಂ ವಾ ಕ್ರೂರಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ವ್ಯಪೋಹತಿ ॥
- ಯಃ ನರಃ (yaḥ naraḥ)which man
- ಪಠತೇ (paṭhate)recites
- ನಿತ್ಯಮ್ (nityam)daily
- ತ್ರಿಕಾಲಮ್ (trikālam)at the three times
- ಕೇಶವಾಲಯೇ (keśavālaye)in the temple of Keśava
- ದ್ವಿಕಾಲಮ್ ಏಕಕಾಲಮ್ ವಾ (dvikālam ekakālam vā)at two times or one
- ಕ್ರೂರಮ್ ಸರ್ವಮ್ (krūram sarvam)all cruelty
- ವ್ಯಪೋಹತಿ (vyapohati)drives away
ವಿಲೀಯನ್ತೇ ಚ ಪಾಪಾನಿ ಸ್ತವೇ ಹ್ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತೇ ॥
- ದಹ್ಯನ್ತೇ (dahyante)are burned
- ರಿಪವಃ (ripavaḥ)enemies
- ಸೌಮ್ಯಾಃ (saumyāḥ)gentle
- ಸರ್ವೇ ಗ್ರಹಾಃ (sarve grahāḥ)all the planets
- ವಿಲೀಯನ್ತೇ (vilīyante)dissolve
- ಪಾಪಾನಿ (pāpāni)sins
- ಸ್ತವೇ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತೇ (stave prakīrtite)when the hymn is proclaimed
ದತ್ತಾನಿ ಸರ್ವದಾನಾನಿ ಸುರಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಮರ್ಚಿತಾಃ ॥
- ಯೇನ (yena)by whom
- ಧ್ಯಾತಃ (dhyātaḥ)meditated upon
- ಶ್ರುತಃ (śrutaḥ)heard
- ಪಠ್ಯತೇ (paṭhyate)is recited
- ಸ್ತವಃ (stavaḥ)the hymn
- ದತ್ತಾನಿ (dattāni)have been given
- ಸರ್ವದಾನಾನಿ (sarvadānāni)all gifts
- ಸುರಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ (surāḥ sarve)all the gods
- ಸಮರ್ಚಿತಾಃ (samarcitāḥ)duly worshipped
ನಾಮ್ನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಂ ಯೋಽಧೀತೇ ದ್ವಾದಶ್ಯಾಂ ಮಮ ಸನ್ನಿಧೌ ॥
- ಇಹ ಲೋಕೇ (iha loke)in this world
- ಪರೇ ವಾ (pare vā)or in the other
- ನ ಭಯಮ್ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ (na bhayam vidyate)no fear exists
- ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ (kvacit)anywhere
- ನಾಮ್ನಾಮ್ ಸಹಸ್ರಮ್ (nāmnām sahasram)the thousand names
- ಅಧೀತೇ (adhīte)studies
- ದ್ವಾದಶ್ಯಾಮ್ (dvādaśyām)on the twelfth lunar day
- ಮಮ ಸನ್ನಿಧೌ (mama sannidhau)in my presence
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಸನ್ನಿಧೌ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಧ್ಯಾತ್ವಾ ಮನಸಿ ಕೇಶವಮ್ ॥
- ಶನೈಃ (śanaiḥ)slowly
- ದಹನ್ತಿ (dahanti)they burn
- ಪಾಪಾನಿ (pāpāni)sins
- ಕಲ್ಪಕೋಟಿಶತಾನಿ (kalpakoṭiśatāni)a hundred crore aeons
- ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಸನ್ನಿಧೌ (aśvatthasannidhau)near the aśvattha tree
- ಪಾರ್ಥ (pārtha)O Pārtha
- ಧ್ಯಾತ್ವಾ (dhyātvā)having meditated
- ಮನಸಿ (manasi)in the mind
ಶಿವಾಲಯೇ ಪಠೇನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ತುಲಸೀವನಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥
- ಪಠೇತ್ (paṭhet)should recite
- ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರಮ್ (nāmasahasram)the thousand names
- ಗವಾಮ್ ಕೋಟಿಫಲಮ್ (gavām koṭiphalam)the fruit of a crore of cows
- ಲಭೇತ್ (labhet)obtains
- ಶಿವಾಲಯೇ (śivālaye)in Śiva’s temple
- ತುಲಸೀವನಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಃ (tulasīvanasaṃsthitaḥ)standing in a tulasī grove
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾದಿಕಂ ಘೋರಂ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪಂ ವಿನಶ್ಯತಿ ॥
- ನರಃ (naraḥ)a man
- ಮುಕ್ತಿಮ್ ಅವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ (muktim avāpnoti)attains liberation
- ಚಕ್ರಪಾಣೇಃ ವಚಃ ಯಥಾ (cakrapāṇeḥ vacaḥ yathā)as the word of the discus-bearer
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾದಿಕಮ್ (brahmahatyādikam)brahmin-slaying and the rest
- ಘೋರಮ್ (ghoram)dreadful
- ಸರ್ವಪಾಪಮ್ (sarvapāpam)every sin
- ವಿನಶ್ಯತಿ (vinaśyati)is destroyed
ಸರ್ವಪಾಪವಿನಿರ್ಮುಕ್ತೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುಲೋಕಂ ಸ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ॥
- ವಿಲಯಮ್ ಯಾನ್ತಿ (vilayam yānti)go to dissolution
- ಪಾಪಾನಿ (pāpāni)sins
- ಅನ್ಯಪಾಪಸ್ಯ ಕಾ ಕಥಾ (anyapāpasya kā kathā)what talk of other sin
- ಸರ್ವಪಾಪವಿನಿರ್ಮುಕ್ತಃ (sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ)wholly freed from sin
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಲೋಕಮ್ (viṣṇulokam)the world of Viṣṇu
- ಸ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ (sa gacchati)he goes
- ಹರಿಃ (hariḥ)Hari
- ಓಂ ತತ್ ಸತ್ (oṃ tat sat)Om, That is the Real – the threefold designation of Brahman
